All academic activities of medical and dental students across the country will remain suspended today as doctors stage a grand rally to press for their five-point demand. Public and private hospitals will suspend services, except for critical units such as ICU, CCU, casualty services, admission units, and labor wards, which will remain operational on humanitarian grounds.

The five demands include:
1. Only MBBS/BDS degree holders should be allowed to use the title “doctor.”
2. All ongoing public health-related petitions in court must be resolved.
3. Reform the Medical Assistant Course curriculum and shut down substandard Medical Assistant Training Schools (MATS).
4. Prohibit private medical practice by unregistered individuals.
5. Fill vacant doctor positions and increase the BCS (Bangladesh Civil Service) age limit to 34.
6. Enact a law for doctors’ protection and establish a structured salary framework for private-sector physicians.