Government contract doctors at around 15-20 hospitals carried out mass walkouts in a nationwide strike to demand job security and better career opportunities.

It is learnt that at least several hundred, if not thousands, turned up despite their superiors threatening to take disciplinary action against those who participated in the Hartal Doktor Kontrak (HDK) protest.

Mostly clad in black and carrying placards and posters, the participants started leaving their respective health facilities...