Dhaka, March 29 -- Agitated interns and private postgraduate trainee doctors have withdrawn their strike following an assurance from the health minister over meeting their demands, which included an allowance hike and payment of their arrears.
President of the Postgraduate Private Trainee Doctors Association, a platform of protesting doctors, Zabir Hossain, announced on Thursday that their work abstentions were suspended after a meeting with the health minister, Samata Lal Sen.
"We suspended our strike for a month based on a meeting with the health minister, and the minister assured us to meet our demand soon after Eid-ul-Fitr," said Zabir.
Earlier on Saturday, the doctors started work abstention and gave an ultimatum to meet their deman...