While bringing the corruption charge at a press conference here, they alleged that Khulna Civil Surgeon Dr Jamal had violated his promises of appointing them on regular basis in the vacant posts although he took Tk 50,000 as bribe from each of them. They complained that Dr Jamal appointed eight other people in the vacant posts taking bribe amounting to Tk 80,000 per head. They also demanded refund of their money which they gave him as bribe.

The victims told that they joined the hospital on November 5 last year as sweeper, garden keeper, security guard and ward boy. But they had been serving the hospital from the last one year on ''No work no pay basis.'' They had been deprived of their wages for eight months.

On contact, the civil surgeon refuted the allegations brought against them saying the appointment letters were issued as per decision of a four-member board headed by Dr Shamsuddin Mandol, Director (Health) and in-charge of Khulna division.