Shortage of teachers hampering academic activities at KMC
Thursday, 28 August 2014
KHULNA, Aug 27 (BSS): Khulna Medical College (KMC) is suffering from shortage of teachers that is hampering academic activities and also creating problem in conducting post mortem.
A total of 29 posts of teachers are now vacant against 125 posts in 25 departments, according to KMC sources.
Post mortem activities are being hampered as all the three posts in forensic departments have been vacant since July, 2014.
Former Vice-Principal of KMC Dhiraz Mohon Biswas who was also professor of forensic department went on PRL on July 3 in 2014 while assistant professor Dr. Ataur Rahman is on leave as he has been suffering from serious illness for long. Assistant professor Dr. Moslema Yasmin Jui is now on maternity leave, sources said.
In the midst of this kind of situation, post mortem activities are being conducted with the doctors of other departments.
Talking to BSS, the principal of KMC professor Dr. Abdullah-Al-Mahbub said academic activities are being hampered due to shortage of teachers. Medico logical activities of forensic services are almost crippled as all the three posts of teacher are currently vacant.
The KMC Authority has applied to the Director General of Health Directorate as well as the Health Ministry for several times for solving the problem arising out of shortage of teachers,, he said.
"We have also sent demand letter to the concerned authorities on August 4 last, but they did not respond till today", he said.
When contacted, president of Greater Khulna Action Coordination Committee Sheikh Ashrafuzzaman told BSS, KMC was built in the city after a long movement by the inhabitants of Khulna. The present government is working relentlessly fo the betterment of health services of the people.
We hope that the concerned authority will take necessary step to run KMC to the satisfaction of the people, he said.
President of Khulna Citizen Forum freedom fighter Sheikh Abdul Quyaum told BSS, Awami League government has reached health services to the door-steps of the people. Sufficient number of doctors and nurses has been recruited but still why such shortage is prevailing at KMC, he posed a question?