8000 doctors, nurses to be recruited: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that the government will recruit 2,000 doctors and 6,000 nurses in a bid to tackle the prevailing situation triggered by coronavirus or COVID-19.

The government has already started the work to accelerate the process for the recruitment of doctors and nurses, she said.

The Premier made the announcement on Monday (April 27) while addressing a videoconference with the public representatives and officials of eight districts in Rajshahi division on the present coronavirus situation of the country.

The videoconference started at 10am at the prime minister’s official Ganabhaban residence, and the public representatives and officials of the eight districts of Rajshahi division were connected to it.

The districts are Bogura, Chapainawabganj, Joypurhat, Naogaon, Natore, Pabna, Rajshahi and Sirajganj.


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