Swadhinata Chikitshak Parishad

Swadhinata Chikitshak Parishad (Bengali: স্বাধীনতা চিকিৎসক পরিষদ) aka SWACHIP is an organisation of pro-Awami League doctors of Bangladesh. Dr. Jamal Uddin Chowdhury is the president and Prof Dr. Kamrul Hasan Milon is the incumbent general secretary of the organisation since 25 November 2022.[1][2][3]

Swadhinata Chikitshak Parishad
স্বাধীনতা চিকিৎসক পরিষদ
AbbreviationSWACHIP
Formation24 December 1993; 30 years ago (1993-12-24)
TypeProfessional organisation
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Membership
13000
President
Dr. Jamal Uddin Chowdhury
General Secretary
Professor Dr. Md. Kamrul Hasan Milon
Parent organization
Bangladesh Awami League
Websiteswachip.org

History

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SWACHIP was formed on 24 December 1993 as a retaliation to formation of Doctors' Association of Bangladesh (DAB), a pro-BNP organisation.[4] Prof. M A Qadri was made president and Mostofa Jalal Mohiuddin was the secretary. In 2003, in its national conference Prof. AFM Ruhal Haque and Prof. M Iqbal Arslan was elected as president and secretary respectively. In 2015, M Iqbal Arslan was electes as president while M A Aziz was elected as secretary general of the organisation.[5][6][7] In 2022, Dr. Jamal Uddin Chowdhury was elected as president while Prof Dr. Kamrul Hasan Milon was elected as secretary general of the organisation.[8]


Organisation

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According to SWACHIP's constitution, a committee is elected for two-year term by a national conference. But only four national conferences had been held since SWACHIP's inception.[9] SWACHIP also has institutional and regional branches all over the country. 151 members form the central committee of SWACHIP.[7] It has more than 13000 members all over the country.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Dr Jamaluddin, Dr Kamrul Milon made Swachip president, sec gen". 25 November 2022.
  2. ^ "SWACHIP gets new body".
  3. ^ "SWACHIP president Jamal Uddin, Secy Milon".
  4. ^ "Pro-govt doctors' forum Swachip goes to council Friday, after 12 years". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Swachip to hold council today". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Arslan, Aziz chosen to lead pro-Awami League doctors' forum Swachip". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  7. ^ a b "New office-bearers of Swachip". The Asian Age. Bangladesh. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Dr Jamaluddin, Dr Kamrul Milon made Swachip president, sec gen". 25 November 2022.
  9. ^ সময়মতো সম্মেলন হয় না আ.লীগের সহযোগী সংগঠনগুলোর. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Pro-Awami League doctors' forum Swachip waiting for Hasina's decision to pick new leaders". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 10 August 2020.