Physicians enrolled in postgraduate programmes at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) and Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons (BCPS) have once again taken to the streets to demand a higher monthly allowance after rejecting a Tk 5,000 increase to their pay of Tk 20,000, reports bdnews24.com.
They are holding out for an allowance of Tk 50,000 and have issued a seven-day ultimatum to the authorities to meet their demands. Protesters under the banner of the Postgraduate Private Trainee Doctors Association began demonstrating outside the National Museum in Dhaka's Shahbagh at 11:00 am on Monday.
In June, at least 500 physicians attending BSMMU postgraduate residency programmes, who are not on the government payroll and are considered private physicians, launched a demonstration for increased allowances, timely payments and back pay. The demonstrating doctors sought the prime minister's intervention to settle the standoff with the authorities over their pay.
On Sunday, the government decided to raise the monthly allowance for postgraduate doctors at BSMMU to Tk 25,000.
In an immediate reaction, Dr Jabir Hossain, president of the Postgraduate Trainee Doctors Association, rejected the increase and demanded an increase of up to Tk 50,000 to adjust for current inflation.
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