The Khulna Medical College Hospital interns on Monday called off the strike they had been enforcing for last five days to push for their four-point demands, including ensuring security of on-duty doctors in the hospital.
They also threatened the hospital authorities with toughest demonstrations after seven days if their demands were not fulfilled by this time.
They joined their works in the afternoon following a meeting attended by the hospital superintendent, Bangladesh Medical Association Khulna unit leaders and the striking interns at the hospital conference room where the hospital authorities assured the strikers of ensuring workplace security.
The interns went out on indefinite strike in the hospital on Tuesday after the relatives of a patient, reportedly mother of a Satkhira Awami League leader, beat up a doctor for his delay in examining the patient, according to sources in the hospital.
KMCH Intern Physicians' Council president Jillur Rahman said if they face any problem in their workplace within seven days, they would enforce strike again.
He acknowledged that the hospital authorities in a meeting on Monday assured them of providing adequate security.
Hospital superintendent QH Asgar said they had taken adequate security measures in the hospital.
Source: New Age
