Dhaka, March 11 -- Doctors and medical students have announced a nationwide shutdown of hospital outpatient and inpatient departments, along with evening chambers, on Wednesday to press home their demands.

The emergency medical departments such as ICU and CCU will remain open.

After holding a day-long programme under the banner of "all level of doctors and medical students" on Tuesday, the work stoppage was announced at a press conference at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

Nadim Hossain, an intern physician at Dhaka Medical College, announced the new programme with five demands.

In a written statement, he said: "Medical and dental students across the country will observe a class boycott programme on Wednesday.

"Indoor and outdoor ser...