Intern doctors of Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) went on an indefinite strike Wednesday midnight protesting an attack and vandalism carried out by students of Rajshahi University following the death of a student falling from the third floor of Shahid Habibur Rahman Hall.

All the doctors left the hospital together announcing the strike at around 12 midnight on Wednesday.

The strike, causing immense suffering to patients, was underway until filing of this report at 9:30am.

Earlier, they went to work abstain  around 11pm and stood in front of the hospital.

Before leaving the hospital at around 12am, Dr. Imran Hossain, the president of the Intern Physician Council, announced the strike in front of the journalists.

Brigadier Shamim Yazdani, the director of RMCH, said that the intern doctors left the hospital saying that they were feeling insecure.

They demanded exemplary punishment to those who attacked the hospital and also asked the authorities to ensure security.

A six-member probe committee was formed at an emergency meeting to look into whether there was any negligence behind the student’s death.

The committee has been asked to submit a probe report within three working days.

Dr Nawshad Ali, principle of RMCH, has been made head of the committee.

MGM Shahriar, a fourth year student of the Marketing Department, died after falling from the third floor of Shahid Habibur Rahman Hall on Wednesday around 8pm.

Shahriar died while undergoing treatment in ward No 8 at RMCH.

Following his death, the agitated students ransacked the hospital, alleging negligence on the part of the doctors. Later, students vandalized the hospital grounds while being chased by police inside the facility.

The protesting students demonstrated in front of the hospital.

According to the agitating students, when Shahriar was taken to the hospital in a critical condition, the officials asked him for various documents including the signatures of the vice-chancellor of the university.

They claimed that Shahriar died due to the delay in the procedures.

The aggrieved students demanded that the officials of RMCH be identified and immediate action to be taken against them.