Moulvibazar half day work break like 2nd day of medical technologist and pharmacist 10th grade implementation council.

The Medical Technologists and Pharmacists 10th Grade Implementation Council observed a half-day work break on Wednesday (December 3) for the 2nd day to demand the implementation of the 10th grade of medical technologists and pharmacists at Moulvibazar Sadar Hospital. If the demand is not met, all the institutions related to health care and education are completeThe implementation council gave the ultimatum of shut-down.

Approved by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the medical technologists and pharmacists engaged in health services in the Directorate of Health, Directorate of Health Education and Family Planning are involved in the important service activities of diagnosis and medication management in the healthcare sector. Health care is a "team work" with direct and indirect supervision of physicians andAlong with nurses, medical technologists and pharmacists play a very important role. In any epidemic Corona, Dengue, Chikungunya etc. Medical Technologists and Pharmacists are making important contribution in diagnosis and supply of medicines. The most important aspects of patient care are (X-ray, CT scan, MRI, specimen collection, pathological examination, radiotherapy of cancer patients,Physiotherapy, Dental) Medical Technologists play an integral role in diagnosis. Pharmacists are engaged in medicine store duties, preparation of medicine requisitions, storage, quality control, distribution etc. Despite always making an important contribution to this profession, no initiative has been taken to reform this profession, which is plagued with various problems, but has been neglected for years.
Diploma among other diploma course holdersEngineers, diploma nurses and diploma agriculturists have already upgraded from 11th grade to 10th grade. It may be noted that Diploma Engineers were promoted in 1994, Diploma Nurses in 2011 and similarly Diploma Agriculturists in 2018 to the rank of Second Class (Grade 10) Officers.
However, despite having co-educational qualifications, Diploma Medical Technologists and Pharmacists are entitled to 10th Grade (IIclass) claim has not yet been implemented. Although this profession started in the pre-independence period, after 1989, the 10th grade demand of medical technologists and pharmacist professionals has been repeatedly presented to the concerned departments of the government. But no visible steps of implementation have been taken.
Application was made to the Department of Health and the Ministry of Health for the implementation of the 10th grade in the last 24 years. Given thatOn 01/01/2025 from the Department of Health, the Secretary sent a proposal regarding the award of 10th grade to the Health Service Department and the last letter of the 10th grade file was sent to the Deputy Secretary Ministry of Public Administration for promotion to the 10th grade on 16/11/2025. As always, the 10th grade promotion file is plagued by bureaucratic pressure, quarry after quarry.Has been buried under the violence of the red tape.
The Medical Technologists and Pharmacists Grade 10 Implementation Council has announced immediate complete shut-down if the demands are not implemented within the above mentioned dates.