Service disruption as intern doctors protest assault, harassment at RMCH

OUR CORRESPONDENT RAJSHAHI, Apr 21: Intern doctors at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) observed a work stoppage on Tuesday protesting alleged harassment by patients' relatives, disrupting regular healthcare services at the facility.The interns staged a sit-in in front of the hospital's administrative building from 9:30 am to 11:00 am, demanding...

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Foxtail millet cultivation drops in Gaibandha shoal areas

OUR CORRESPONDENTGAIBANDHA, Apr 21: Cultivation of high yielding crops in Gaibandha has led to a decline in the farming of comparatively less profitable foxtail millet, or kaun rice -- a resilient and nutrient-rich staple grain grown in the shoal areas of the district.Although the yield of the millet is satisfactory...

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Rangpur doctor accused of leaving gauze in patient after C-section

RANGPUR, Apr 21 (UNB): A gynecologist in Rangpur has been accused of leaving a piece of gauze cloth inside a patient's abdomen following a caesarean section surgery, causing severe complications.The accused doctor has been identified as Rajia Begum Mukta. According to the victim's family, housewife Habiba Jannat from Baro Ambari...

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