"Dignity of country ..... " --- J N Ray Hospital in Maniktala, Kolkata, to stop providing all services to patients from Bangladesh for now !!

“Country is above all. Nothing can happen above the country. Medical service is a noble profession but the dignity of the country is paramount. Other medical institutions should also follow this path…,” Subhranshu Bhakta, the director of J N Ray Hospital in Maniktala, said on Friday. 

He said that the hospital has decided to stop providing all services to patients from Bangladesh for now.

The announcement came amid reports of Indian flag being desecrated in Bangladesh. The development also came on a day (Nov 29th) when India pressed for a “fair and transparent trial” for Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das, who was arrested on charges of treason in Bangladesh.

Randhir Jaiswal, MEA spokesman, said on Friday that New Delhi had conveyed its concern over the attacks on Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh.

Renowned gynaecologist Indranil Saha also said on social media that he had stopped seeing Bangladeshi patients. 

On Thursday night, Saha posted a picture on social media purportedly showing the desecration of the Indian flag in Bangladesh. 

“The Indian national flag is lying at the entrance of BUET University! I am stopping seeing Bangladeshi patients in the chamber for now. Country first, income later. I hope other doctors will do the same until the relationship is normal,” Saha had said.

On Friday afternoon, Suvendu Adhikari, Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, made the same demand. “I bow down to Dr Indranil Saha. 

He said, my country first, income after…I request the entire Indian medical community, businessmen and India lovers to boycott Bangladesh completely".