The High Court has ordered the government authorities concerned to appoint doctors to the vacant posts in all prisons across the country.
The HC bench of Justice KM Kamrul Kader and Justice Mohammad Ali issued the order on Tuesday following a writ petition in this regard.
The HC bench ordered the appointment of 48 doctors to the vacant posts in the prisons of the country in a short time.
Secretary of the Home Ministry, Secretary of the Health Ministry, Inspector General of Police (prisons) were directed to comply with the order by next January 7.
Advocate JR Khan Robin argued for the writ petition in the court, while Deputy Attorney General Barrister Abdullah Al Mahmud Bashar presented the state.
On September 21 last year, it was reported to the court that 112 doctors had been appointed in 68 prisons in the country against a total of 141 posts. At that time, the HC ordered the speedy appointment of the remaining vacancies.
The jail authorities reported to the court in November 2019 that there were only 10 doctors against 141 posts in 68 prisons. After seeing the report, the High Court ordered the appointment of doctors in the prisons.
Lawyer JR Khan Robin said that in an order on June 23 in 2019, the court issued a rule ordering the submission of the list of the capacity of prisoners, the number of prisoners and doctors and the vacancies of doctors in all prisons across the country. According to that order, the Inspector General of Prisons gave a report.
Following the hearing of the ruling in this regard, the court ordered the appointment of doctors in the prisons across the country.
