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HOSPITALS-FINED-RANGPUR (with picture)
3 hospitals fined Tk. one lakh in Rangpur
RANGPUR, July 25, 2020 (BSS) – A mobile court initiated by Rangpur
Metropolitan Police (RpMP) today fined three private hospitals Taka
one lakh and jailed one person for violation of the laws concerned in
Dhap area of the city.
“The hospital owners were fined for providing treatments to the
patients without registered doctors and nurses, government approvals
and renewal of licenses under unhygienic environment and other
reasons,” a press release said.
Led by Executive Magistrate Afrin Jahan of Rangpur, the mobile court
sentenced the owner of ‘Ma-Baba General Hospital’ Md. Khalilur Rahman
Sohel to one month jail term and fined him Taka 20,000, in default, to
suffer more one month imprisonment.
Besides, the mobile court fined the owner of ‘Popular General
Hospital’ at Medical Mour in Dhap area of the city Taka 50,000 for
almost identical reasons as well as having no power supply systems of
its own.
The mobile court in another raid at ‘Rangpur Specialised Hospital’
fined the owner of the hospital Taka 30,000 for having no government
approval and violation of the order of the Civil Surgeon’s Office and
other reasons.
“The mobile court also sealed off ‘Ma-Baba General Hospital’ and
sent its owner Md. Khalilur Rahman Sohel to jail and suspended all
activities of ‘Popular General Hospital’ and ‘Rangpur Specialised
Hospital’,” the release added.
Medical Officer of the Civil Surgeon’s Office Dr. Ankhi Sarker,
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DB) of RpMP Abu Maruf Hossain,
Assistant Commissioner of Police (DB) Md. Altaf Hossain and other
police officials were present during the drives.
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