Dhaka, April 1 -- While educational institutions, offices and banks remain closed for nine days during Eid, hospitals cannot afford such a luxury.

The question of whether patients receive the expected level of care during the holiday period and how hospitals operate under such circumstances remains a point of curiosity and concern.

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A visit to several public and private hospitals in the capital reveals that almost all of them continue to accommodate a significant number of patients.

Although the presence of senior consultants is relatively low, medical officers and junior doctors are attending to patients.

Nurses and ward boys are...