Sylhet, Sept. 6 -- Local people are being deprived of medicare facilities as Daulatpur union Health and Family Welfare Centre in Bishwanath upazila is beset with various problems, including shortage of physicians.

Local people alleged that a doctor comes to the centre twice a week but stays for only a while. Rest of the week, an inspector of the health centre carries out the tasks meant for a qualified doctor, they said.

"Four out of six posts remained vacant for long. It is impossible to stay in the staff quarter of the heath centre due to its bad condition," said Sultana Begum, Inspector of the health centre.

Visiting the centre, the UNB correspondent learned that it had not undergone any renovation exercise at all in its nearly 5-de...