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Wildcat strike at DMCH burn unit hampers treatment

A wildcat strike by undocumented employees demanding their job regularisation disrupted treatment at the burn and plastic surgery unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital for three hours on Wednesday.

The sudden work stoppage during peak hours by 47 temporary employees caused imminence sufferings for some 300 patients admitted at the ward and more than 150 outdoor patients who failed to get treatment, the hospital sources said.

Al Amin, a burn injured patient, who came to the hospital at 11:00am, said he had to wait until 2:30pm to receive treatment as hospital staff said there was a shortage of manpower on the day.

Read the full story on the daily New Age