Factories producing fake doctors to be closed

State Minister for Health and Family Welfare MA Muqueet has warned of strict action against private medical colleges found to be operating without adhering to rules, terming them “factories producing fake doctors.”

The warning came in a video message from his Secretariat office on Saturday afternoon, a holiday, after he reviewed files of private medical colleges and uncovered a series of irregularities, reports media.
“I am seeing files of some medical colleges that are completely disregarding rules and regulations,” the state minister said.

“Despite being told year after year, they are operating like business establishments rather than educational institutions. Many colleges do not have their own land, nor do they even have deposit documents. Several institutions are running without approval from the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council (BMDC).”

Expressing concern over the quality of education being imparted, Muqueet questioned how students could become competent doctors without proper training facilities.

“There is no hospital, no patients. Then how will students enrolled there become doctors? Parents are spending their life’s savings on their children, but in the end, they are being cheated. When these untrained doctors come out, public lives will be in grave danger,” he said.

The state minister made it clear that every private medical college must maintain a minimum standard, adding that no institution would be allowed to operate without adequate manpower, a hospital, and sufficient patients.

Referring to the current government as one committed to building “a Bangladesh of rules over irregularities,” he said, “We must also shut down the factories producing fake doctors, like fake clinics and fake nurses.”

He urged the public to support the government’s campaign, stating, “This fight of ours for public interest will continue. If you stand with us, we will surely be victorious and ensure good health for the people.”