[8] In May 2008, Judge Tanzina Ismail of Dhaka Special Court-6 sentenced the General Secretary of the Doctors Association of Bangladesh, AZM Zahid Hossain, was sentenced to 13 years imprisonment and his wife, Rifat Hossain, to three years imprisonment on corruption charges.
[9] In November, the association opposed the caretaker governments appointment of administration officers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University.
[12] On 28 June 2015, former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia accused the Awami League government of politicization of the judiciary at an Iftar event of Doctors Association of Bangladesh.
[13] In October 2016, Dr Kazi Mazharul Islam Dolon, a leader of the association, was arrested by Bangladesh Police.
[19] In December 2021, the association called on the government to send former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, who was being treated at Evercare Hospital, abroad for medical treatment.