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Unemployed nurses to be on streets until meeting PM

Unemployed nurses have decided not to leave the street until they meet the prime minister for addressing their demands of postponing the recruitment exams slated for June 3, Nahida Akhter, general secretary of Bangladesh Basic Graduate Nurses' Society, told The Daily Star by phone yesterday.

She said they met Health Minister Mohammed Nasim on Monday night after taking position in front of his Dhanmondi residence in the capital for several hours.

Dr Deen Mohammad Noorul Huq, director general of the Directorate General of Health Services, was also present there, and they assured the nurses of arranging a meeting with the PM by June 1, she added.

Unemployed nurses have been demonstrating since early April protesting a Public Service Commission (PSC) circular of March 28 on recruiting 3,616 senior nurses in public hospitals, which says applicants below 36 and attaining Bachelor of Science and diploma in nursing had to take an exam.

The nurses said the exam prerequisite was unjust because those who attained the educational qualifications a few years back and approaching the age might be left out.

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Unemployed nurses to be on streets until meeting PM

Unemployed nurses have decided not to leave the street until they meet the prime minister for addressing their demands of postponing the recruitment exams slated for June 3, Nahida Akhter, general secretary of Bangladesh Basic Graduate Nurses' Society, told The Daily Star by phone yesterday.

She said they met Health Minister Mohammed Nasim on Monday night after taking position in front of his Dhanmondi residence in the capital for several hours.

Dr Deen Mohammad Noorul Huq, director general of the Directorate General of Health Services, was also present there, and they assured the nurses of arranging a meeting with the PM by June 1, she added.

Unemployed nurses have been demonstrating since early April protesting a Public Service Commission (PSC) circular of March 28 on recruiting 3,616 senior nurses in public hospitals, which says applicants below 36 and attaining Bachelor of Science and diploma in nursing had to take an exam.

The nurses said the exam prerequisite was unjust because those who attained the educational qualifications a few years back and approaching the age might be left out.

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