, May 18 -- BNP Chairman's Adviser and Executive Director of Ziaur Rahman Foundation (ZRF) Dr Farhad Halim Donar on Monday expressed concern over repeated attacks on doctors and demanded the enactment of laws to protect both doctors and patients.

He made the remarks while speaking at a human chain organised by Doctors Association of Bangladesh (DAB) in front of the Jatiya Press Club in the capital, demanding safety and secure working environment for doctors and healthcare workers, as well as exemplary punishment for those involved in attacks on medical professionals, including Dr Nasir Islam in Shariatpur and similar incidents across the country.

Donar said hospitals in Bangladesh have long been facing severe shortages of manpower and i...