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Doctor suspended after smoking during PM’s hospital visit
Published : Saturday, 17 October, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Observer Online Report
A doctor at Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute has been temporarily suspended on the instructions of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman after he was found smoking in his office during a surprise visit.
The Prime Minister’s Press Wing confirmed the development in a statement issued on Saturday.
Associate Professor Rafiqul Islam was found smoking in his room when the Prime Minister visited the hospital. Tarique Rahman also noticed the poor state of cleanliness in the room and immediately instructed the hospital chairman to take action against the doctor. The doctor was subsequently suspended temporarily.
The Prime Minister began his surprise inspections at 9:10 AM and continued until 1:41 PM, visiting hospitals, educational institutions and residential areas for government officials and employees across the capital.
During the visits, he assessed the environment, cleanliness and quality of services at various institutions.
The Prime Minister also visited Kuwait-Bangladesh Friendship Government Hospital in Uttara, RAJUK Uttara Model College, Mirpur Cantonment Public School and College, the National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh, and Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital.
Other stops included Dhaka Residential Model College, Dhanmondi Government Boys’ High School, Government Bangla College, Paikpara Staff Quarters, Kalabagan Staff Quarters and Azimpur Government Officers’ and Employees’ Quarters. He also inspected a footpath in Mirpur-10 that had been cleared of hawkers.
The statement said the Prime Minister expressed dissatisfaction with poor cleanliness and management at several locations.
He gave the authorities concerned seven days to improve the environment and cleanliness at Kuwait-Bangladesh Friendship Government Hospital in Uttara. Officials were given two weeks to clean up the Azimpur government residential quarters.
Addressing students at Dhaka Residential Model College, the Prime Minister called for efforts to build a clean Bangladesh and urged people to plant more trees.
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