He has defended his ministry’s decision to ask the home ministry to stop the operations amid the coronavirus pandemic. “We will assume that they don’t care a fig if they refuse to apply within the time,” Health Secretary Abdul Mannan said, emphasising the need for registering the health care organisations. The new director general [DG of Health Services Abul Bashar Md Khurshid Alam] has assured us of quick steps,” he added. The health ministry wrote to the home ministry on Aug 5 asking it to stop the drives. It cited a “rumbling of discontent” among the organisations providing health care services because of the crowds during the drives.

Source: bd News24 August 09, 2020 16:18 UTC