Doctors' groups have complained to the health minister about officials from the administration cadre holding big positions in the government health agencies and ignoring the views of the officials who are physicians by training, reports bdnews24.com.
At a seminar organised by the Society of Surgeons at a city hotel on Sunday, they threatened the government with agitation if it did not look into the issues.
Government officers of different cadres in their relevant agencies often express displeasure over their counterparts from the administration cadre holding key posts.
Dr Iqbal Arslan, president of Swadhinata Chikitsok Parishad or Swachip, alleged at the seminar that the administration cadre officers are "trying to control science" in the fight against Covid-19 when other countries rely on expert views to design their plans.
Political leaders will make policies heeding the advice of the experts while the officials of the administration will implement the decisions - this is how the work should be done, according to him.
"They (administration cadre officials) are trying to implement the decisions they make themselves ignoring advice from the scientists in this country," said the former secretary general of Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA).
"The bureaucrats are trying to control everything like the British era rule. They are doing so with the mindset to control. They're trying to seize control of the country by exploiting the coronavirus crisis. We won't accept it," he said.
Doctors threaten action in admin cadre row
FE Team | Published: October 19, 2020 23:50:52
Doctors threaten action in admin cadre row
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