BSS
  25 Oct 2023, 16:41

Fake hospital sealed, fined Tk 1.55 lakh in Feni

FENI, Oct 25, 2023 (BSS) - A mobile court in a drive here today realised Taka 1.55 lakh as fine from the owner of Daganbhuiyan Diabetic & General Hospital for various irregularities in Daganbhuiyan upazila of the district today.


Sources concerned said the mobile court, led by executive magistrate and Daganbhuiyan Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Nivedita Chakma, conducted the drive at Daganbhuiyan Diabetic & General Hospital in the upazila headquarters, fined Taka 1.55 lakh and jailed Shamsuddin, the owner, for various irregularities including no hospital license, no pharmacist certificate, fake nurse, use of date expired chemicals, use of x-ray machine without technician and no permission to operate x-ray machine of the upazila.


Daganbhuiyan Upazila Health and Family Planning Officer Dr. Tauhidul Islam said that the Diabetic centre was running the hospital using the license in the name of a diagnostic center, which is fraud as per the rules.


Members of the law enforcement agencies assisted in the operation.


The mobile court has sealed off the Daganbhuiyan Diabetic & General Hospital, he added.