Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council (BMDC) has suspended the Registration of Prof. Dr. Ali Zahir Al-Amin, a senior Physician and ENT & Head Neck-Surgery specialist, for one year period alleging his negligence and carelessness in providing treatment to the patients.
Prof. Dr. Ali Zahir Al-Amin (BMDC Reg. No. A-12688), is also the Managing Director of Impulse Medical Services and Research Center Ltd., Tejgaon in the capital.
The BMDC has issued a suspension letter to Prof Zahir on November 16, signed by the Deputy Registrar of BMDC, Dr. Md. Liaqat Hossain.
The letter mentioned that Dr. Zahir Al Amin has performed a wrong operation of his admitted patient Mrs. Momena Haque Mun, aging 38. Instead of operating the ailing left ear, the operation was performed in right ear that caused huge suffering for the patient.
The letter further alleged of providing wrong information to the attendants and guardians the patients by the hospital staffs .
Momena Haque’s husband Ziaur Rahman Bhuiya lodges a complaint with BMDC. Following the complaint BMDC sought explanation from Prof. Zahir, accordingly he submitted a detailed written explanation to the BMDC on October 31st.
But the BMDC found the explanation not satisfactory and finally they issued letter to Dr. Zahir Al-Amin suspending his registration.
BMDC also directed him not to provide any sorts of treatment to any patient even not to introduce himself anywhere as a Doctor.
