Postgrad trainee doctors reject Tk5,000 increase in allowance
They threatened more protests demanding a larger pay hike
Postgraduate trainee doctors have rejected the government's decision to increase their allowance by Tk5,000 to Tk30,000.
In a statement issued by the Doctors' Movement for Justice today (24 December), they threatened more protests demanding a larger pay hike.
The Finance Division yesterday (23 December) issued a notification increasing the gratuity allowance rate of unpaid trainees who have passed the first phase of FCPS of Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons (BCPS).
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It said the existing monthly gratuity allowance has increased by 20% from Tk25,000 to Tk30,000, effective today.
Earlier on 22 December, the trainee doctors staged a demo in the capital's Shahbagh, demanding a hike in monthly allowance from Tk25,000 to Tk50,000.
They lifted their blockade in the Shahbag intersection after receiving assurance from the government on being granted a pay hike.
