Health Minister Dr. Samanta Lal Sen told Parliament that 6,000 more doctors will be appointed to fill vacant posts in health complexes across the country.
He also said that the proposal for the appointment of 2,000 doctors in the first phase has been sent to the health service department from the health directorate.
Dr. Samanta Lal Sen gave this information in a written statement in response to the notice given to the MPs under Rule 71 (A) at the Parliament meeting on Sunday (June 9).
Barguna-2 Constituency Member of Parliament Sultana Nadira, Member of Parliament of Reserved Constituency Parveen Zaman and Independent Member of Parliament Sanoar Hossain Sanu gave written notice to the Health Minister regarding the appointment of manpower in the health complex of their district.
In a written statement, the Health Minister said that efforts have been made to recruit 6,000 new doctors (MBBS and Dental) to fill the vacant posts in all health complexes across the country.
For that, a proposal to appoint 2000 doctors in the first phase has been sent to the health service department from the health directorate.
In a written statement in response to the notice of Independent Member of Parliament Abul Kalam Azad, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury said that the Department of Environment has conducted 2,338 operations against brick kilns from January 2019 to April this year.
In the operation, 98 people were sentenced to imprisonment for various terms and a fine of Tk. 111 crore 50 lakh 33 thousand 900 was collected.
In a written statement in response to the notice of Independent MP Mahmud Hasan Sumon, Railway Minister Zillul Hakim said that there are 1,113 vacant posts against 1,929 posts of Station Master and 783 vacant posts of Pointman 1,921 posts. Recruitment circular for 417 vacant Station Master posts has been published. The recruitment process will be completed very soon.