Barishal, Aug. 19 -- Patients continued to suffer as the indefinite strike by interns at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH) in Barishal entered its third day on Tuesday.

All medical services, except the emergency ones, remained suspended causing suffering of patients and their attendants at the Bairshal division's largest hospital.

The interns are on the strike demanding workplace security and the arrest of those who attacked its medical staff.

The strike, which began on Sunday, follows a series of clashes at the hospital.

On Sunday, Dr Dilip Kumar, a medical officer, was injured when a group of people staging demonstrations demanding reforms in the health sector and an end to all irregularities, hurled bricks at the hospi...