Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday said he attended a ceremony marking a government deal signing with Regent Hospital at the request of the director general of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
He, however, apparently tried to ease the ongoing rift between his ministry and the DGHS over the issue, as he insisted that there was no disagreement between them.
“The ministry can ask for any explanation from the DGHS. It’s a part of government activities,” the minister told reporters at his office.
“There could be some misunderstandings for a temporary period, but there is no disruption in the health services for that,” he said.
The comments came two days after the ministry asked DGHS DG Prof Abul Kalam Azad to explain his statement that the directorate signed the memorandum of understanding with Regent Hospital on directives from “the higher authorities of the ministry”.
Recently, a mobile court sealed off the private hospital’s Uttara branch on charges of issuing fake Covid-19 test reports and illegally charging coronavirus patients for treatment, breaching the agreement.
The DG did not submit his explanation till this report was filed last night. ❑
