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A mobile court has fined six private hospitals and diagnostic centres Tk 250,000 in total and ordered the suspension of all operations at five clinics in Dhamrai, Dhaka, for lacking valid licences and required documents.
The joint drive by the district health department and upazila administration was conducted from noon to afternoon on Wednesday in the Islampur and Kalampur areas of Dhamrai municipality.
The mobile court was led by Dhamrai Upazila Assistant Commissioner (Land) and Executive Magistrate Md Fahim Shahriar.
According to court sources, officials conducted surprise inspections at several private healthcare facilities in the areas.
Four establishments — Al-Madina Square Hospital, Islampur General Hospital, Popular Diagnostic Centre and Aladdin’s General Hospital — were each fined Tk 50,000, totalling Tk 200,000, for failing to produce valid licences and updated documents.
Besides, Seba Digital Diagnostic Centre was fined Tk 30,000 and Kalampur Harun General Hospital Tk 20,000 for lacking the necessary documents.
Alongside the fines, the executive magistrate ordered the temporary suspension of all operations at five clinics.
Md Fahim Shahriar said such strict drives against unlicensed and illegally operated healthcare facilities would continue in the future.
Dhaka District Civil Surgeon Dr Md Zakaria Mahmud, acting Dhamrai Upazila Health and Family Planning Officer Dr Ahmedul Haque Titas, and other senior district and upazila health officials were also present during the drive.