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Front view of Directorate General of Health Services in Dhaka | BSS photo

Doctors and staff members aligned with Bangladesh Nationalist Party demanded the resignation of the director general and other pro-Awami League officials of Directorate General of Health Services on Monday.

They staged a protest outside the Directorate General of Health Services in Mohakhali, Dhaka during a high-level meeting inside the COVID-dedicated DNCC Hospital.


The protest, which began early in the morning, saw a large group of doctors, nurses, and health workers blocking the entrance to the department, preventing officials from entering their offices. The demonstrators were calling for the resignation of director general Mohammad Robed Amin, additional director general Professor Dr Ahmedul Kabir, and other senior officials.

Inside the hospital鈥檚 conference room, health adviser Nurjahan Begum was leading a meeting focused on medical care for victims of the student movement. The meeting was attended by several prominent figures, including former DGHS director general Professor ABM Khurshid Alam, current director general, additional director general and others.