Bangladesh's doctors and medical students rise against discrimination,
unsafe workplaces, and unjust policy — demanding dignity, not charity.
For Doctors.
For Patients.
For Bangladesh.
This is not a strike against the people. This is a stand for a healthcare system where doctors can work with safety, dignity, and fair compensation — so patients receive the care they deserve.
The KYAMCH movement is part of a nationwide wave of protests by Bangladesh's medical community. Intern doctors at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Chittagong Medical College Hospital, and institutions across all divisions have joined indefinite work stoppages under the Bangladesh Combined Intern Doctors' Unity Council.
The trigger: a May 19, 2026 notification from the Health Education & Family Welfare Division imposing new placement rules for private FCPS Part-I trainees — seen as discriminatory and professionally demeaning by thousands of doctors-in-training.
The deeper wound is financial. Intern doctors currently receive as little as Tk 15,000 per month — while postgraduate trainees have gone unpaid for months in some private institutions. By comparison, trainee doctors in India receive approximately Tk 67,000 equivalent, and Pakistan Tk 38,000.
The KYAMCH students' demands mirror the national six-point charter led by the Bangladesh Combined Intern Doctors' Unity Council — encompassing the immediate cancellation of the controversial FCPS circular, stipend reforms, age-limit adjustments, a health protection law, BMDC legal reform, and capped examination fees.
Protesters emphasise that postgraduate trainees — aged 30–35, often with families — cannot sustain themselves without fair compensation, particularly since private institutions bar them from parallel practice. The situation has pushed thousands to the brink.
The movement at KYAMCH is peaceful, principled, and backed by the broader national consensus of Bangladesh's medical community. The students call on the relevant authorities to respond within 48 hours — with actions, not promises.