3 pvt hospitals fined over Tk1 lakh

A mobile court has fined three private hospitals in Sirajganj's Shahjadpur upazila more than Tk1 lakh for various irregularities.

Upazila Nirbahi Officer and Executive Magistrate Md Kamruzzaman conducted the drive on Saturday evening.

Rangdhanu Hospital was fined Tk 40,000, Peace Lab Hospital was fined Tk 50,000 and Popular Hospital was fined Tk 15,000, said Kamruzzaman.

The hospitals were slapped with fines for various irregularities including keeping expired medicines, lack of valid documents, and charging extra from people, he added.

At that time, Upazila Health Officer Dr Sharmin Alam, Resident Doctor Nilufa Jasmine Nilu and Medical Officer Dr Ashraful Alam were also present during the drive.