Unb, Gopalganj ; The Daily Star : Tuesday, September 21, 2010 ;
The government is not bound to give any information to the journalists, said Dr Syed Modasser Ali, health adviser to the prime minister.
He was addressing a meeting in the conference hall of Gopalganj Sadar Hospital to discuss the anthrax situation in the district.
The adviser also said “Some 13,350 employees will be recruited shortly for community clinics. We have decided that none outside the party (Awami League) will be recruited."
“If any officer found recruiting outsiders bypassing the directive will be taken to task,” he said claiming that the directive came from the prime minister.
The Health Department has been directed not to divulge any information to the journalists, he told a correspondent at the meeting.
“No information of the Health Department would be given to the journalists,” said Modasser Ali, apparently irritated by the irregularities in the Health Ministry and paucity of health measures in the public hospitals focused by the media.
He told the correspondent that investigation would be made into the allegations of corruption in Gopalganj Modern Sadar Hospital.
Modasser Ali parried a volley of questions of reporters when he was attending a meeting in the conference hall of Gopalganj Sadar Hospital that discussed the situation of anthrax in the district at 10:00 am.
Media reported that around 500 people have been afflicted by anthrax across the country.
Civil Surgeon Dr Mostafizur Rahman Mia, district AL President Md Ali Khan Abu Mia, General Secretary Emdadul Haq Chowdhury, sadar Upazila Chairman Sheikh Lutfar Rahman Bachhu and senior officials of the government and NGOs attended the meeting
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