Dhaka, July 21 – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested the managing director of Shahabuddin Medical College Hospital (SMCH) Faisal Al Islam from a local residential hotel in city’s Gulshan on Monday night on the charge of fraud and forging Covid-19 test reports.“Rab-1 arrested Faisal in connection with a case filed by Rab-1 at Gulshan police station,” said Lt Col Ashique Billah, director (Legal and Media wing) of the Rab Headquarters.
With the arrest of the SMCH MD, the number of arrests rose to three.
On Sunday evening, a mobile court led by Executive Magistrate Sarwar Alam conducted a drive at SMCH and found various irregularities, including unauthorised kits for Covid-19 test, providing fake test reports and having expired medicines.
The Rab force arrested assistant director of the hospital Abdul Hasnat and its inventory officer Shahrif Kabir during the drive.
Nayek Subedar Fazlul Bari of Rab-1 filed the case at Gulshan Police Station on Monday afternoon accusing the three arrestees and five other unnamed people said sub-inspector Mamun Mia of the Gulshan police station.
Faisal will be handed over to the Gulshan police station today Tuesday, said Lt Col Ashique Billah.- UNB
