BSS
  06 Aug 2026, 18:28

Health Minister orders doctor’s suspension for private practice 

Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain. File Photo

DHAKA, Aug 6, 2026 (BSS) - Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain today ordered the suspension of a government doctor for illegally providing medical services at a private clinic during office hours.

The doctor, Dr Moinul Hasan Chishti, is serving as a junior consultant at Belabo Upazila Health Complex in Narsingdi.

The minister caught the doctor red-handed while he was attending patients during a sudden inspection at Popular Diagnostic Centre in the English Road area of Old Dhaka this afternoon. He immediately ordered the doctor's suspension.