News Desk :
The transfer order of doctors issued by the Ministry of Health has sprung a surprise as the names of several retired and dead doctors figure in the list.
Authorities, however, said that it was an unintentional mistake, occurred for using backdated information. Describing it as “embarrassing,” officials said that they were revising the list.
On Tuesday evening, the Health Ministry published a fresh notice staying the transfer orders issued on Sunday and Monday have been revised.
The original circular, signed by Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Health Zakia Parveen, contains the names of Dr Jeebesh Kumar Pramanik Swapan, assistant professor of respiratory medicine in Bogra Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College, who died on January 6, and
Dr Ferdous Ara Sheikh of the department of gynaecology and obstetrics at Rangpur Medical College, who also passed away.
Besides them, Rangpur Medical College paediatrician Dr Mumtaz Begum and Cox’s Bazar Medical College eye specialist Dr Ghiyasuddin – both retired – were also “transferred.”
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) issued a transfer notice for 200 physicians on Sunday and another for 1,000 health cadres on Monday.
The transfer orders came as part of the government’s move to support the healthcare facilities in district and upazila levels to tackle the worsening Covid situation.
In a circular, doctors were instructed to join the new workplaces on the respective transfer date. Failure to do so would result in immediate dismissal from the current workplace the next day.
The BCS health cadres or health service officers were instructed to work at their assigned workplaces until further instructions.
The transferred physicians will be paid by the previous or original institution, reads the circular.
