December 22, 2024, 8:03 am

District Awami League Health Secretary Dr Sabbir Ahmed presided over meeting

Staff Reporter
Published: Friday, October 11, 2024

Awami League’s health secretary and former BM president Dr Sabbir Ahmed presided over the meeting. He is the founder of the 250-bed Moulvibazar Sadar Hospital. Beyond his words, the doctors, officers, employees and nurses of Moulvibazar Sadar or other hospitals in the upazila began to be humiliated, transferred and tortured. Due to his anger, many people could not get jobs in Moulvibazar.

He allegedly controlled private hospitals and diagnostic centres in the district. He used to force doctors to send patients to his diagnostic centre for lab tests. Compared to other districts, Moulvibazar used to set extra fees for lab tests and operations. There is no end to the complaints of district Awami League leader Dr. against Sabbir Hossain Khan.

It is alleged that he ordered the students injured in the protest called by the anti-discrimination student movement on August 4 not to be treated at private hospitals, including the Sadar Government Hospital. Addressing the students, Dr. Sabbir Khan used to post on social media against the student movement. One such post gave his own ID, saying goodbye at 29, showing a red card. There is no misunderstanding, I am releasing Rajakar.

According to the investigation, on August 4, the students and the public clashed with Awami League, Jubo League, Chhatra League and other organizations during the anti-discrimination student movement. The injured students were taken to Moulvibazar Sadar Hospital for treatment. Many of them were admitted to different hospitals in Sylhet as their condition deteriorated.

According to sources, Dr B.S. The doctors and nurses did not treat the injured on the orders of Sabbir Hossain Khan. The injured student, Imad Uddin Ahmed, said: “After going to the hospital, someone came and said, ‘What did you do? I didn’t say anything. I was in the movement. My body hurt. He gave me sleeping saline and injections so that I could sleep. Then at 11 a.m., Dr. Pius Hassan gave me some tests. After the test, the doctor asked me to take Sylhet immediately.

Afzal Hossain complained of lack of treatment at Moulvibazar Sadar Hospital. If you go near the Dhaka bus stand on the Moulvibazar-Srimangal road, you can see the work of a new building of the 7-storey foundation is going on. The hospital has been purchased at a cost of Rs. 3 crore. A group led by Sabbir Hossain Khan. Shahin, who is in charge of the work there, said that the main owner of the hospital Dr. Sabbir. There are 26-27 people in the hospital share. He comes here every day. He took care of everything. He is currently out of work.

ডা. Azadur Rahman, senior journalist of Moulvibazar Press Club, who was a victim of Sabbir’s case, said that in 2008, Dr. At the United Compath Diagnostic Centre, owned by Sabbir Hossain Khan, a UK expatriate woman underwent a few tests, including for diabetes. The report was proved wrong at different diagnostic centres, including Sylhet. Let’s make a report against that wrong report. When the report was published, he filed a false compensation case of Rs 5 crore. Sabbir Khan. The case was dismissed by the District Court in 2018. The doctor appealed again in 2021. The appeal is still ongoing.

Some senior nurses of Moulvibazar Sadar Hospital, who did not wish to be named, said: Sabbir Khan was the sole ruler. He had to do what he said. No one could get away from him. Despite not being a hospital person, he controlled the hospital and gave special privileges to some people of his choice. We were helpless.

A gynaecologist at Moulvibazar Sadar Hospital, who did not wish to be named, said he had not been promoted in the last 15 years. He has hurt me in many ways. Basically, if he was not saluted, he made various allegations.

The victim, Saiful Islam Sohel of Berirpar area of Moulvibazar city, said: “He was the king of doctors in Moulvibazar. Sabbir Hossain Khan. He has destroyed the medical services in the district. Moulvibazar district Awami League Health and Population Affairs Secretary Dr Md. When I called Sabbir Hossain Khan’s personal number, it was switched off. He was later taken to the United Compath Diagnostic Centre, which he owns, but could not be found.


More News...