Trainee doctors block Shahbagh demanding pay raise

Postgraduate trainee doctors from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) and BCPS are protesting by blocking the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka, demanding a pay raise.

As a result, traffic has been halted on the road since Sunday noon.

Regarding the incident, Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mohammad Khalid Mansur of Shahbagh police station said "Around 1:30pm, the doctors took their position at Shahbagh intersection, causing traffic to stop. We are doing our best to convince them to remove the blockade."

During the protest, the doctors carried placards with various slogans, such as "How can we survive on Tk25,000 with rising commodity prices?" and "Our only demand: a minimum wage of Tk50,000."

The Doctors Movement for Justice Society has stated that they, along with their affiliate organization, the Postgraduate Private Trainee Doctors Association (PPTDA), have been protesting for an increase in stipends for private postgraduate doctors since 2022. The protest continues as their demands remain unmet.