Clash Between July-Injured Protesters and Staff at Pangu Hospital

Staff Reporter

A clash broke out between July-injured protesters and staff at the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (Pangu Hospital) on Monday.

The incident occurred inside the hospital around 12:00 PM.

Regarding the matter, Deputy Commissioner Ibn Mizan of Tejgaon Division, Dhaka Metropolitan Police, said, “There was an altercation between the admitted students and the staff. Police are present to control the situation.”

After 2:00 PM, police were seen stationed at the hospital’s main gate, while army personnel were inside the premises.

A hospital staff member said, “For quite some time, there has been ongoing tension between the admitted students and us. Last night, a staff member from the blood bank, Rafiq, was assaulted.”

In protest of the incident, staff began a work stoppage in front of the hospital on Monday. During this, anti-discrimination protesters attacked them, according to the staff member.

The staff member did not disclose their name to the media, citing personal safety and job security concerns.

One of the July-injured protesters, Mamun, said he was injured on August 5 in front of Ashulia Police Station and had been admitted to the hospital.

He claimed that the hospital is run by a syndicate of middlemen. When they spoke out against it, a group of hospital staff and middlemen attacked them around 10:00 AM while they were going for physiotherapy.