7 Regent Hospital employees remanded

A Dhaka court has placed seven employees of Regent Hospital on a five-day remand in a case filed over their alleged involvement in issuing fake Covid-19 test certificates.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shadbir Yeasir Ahsan Chowdhury passed the order on Wednesday during a virtual hearing.

Earlier, Inspector Md Alamgir Gazi of Uttara East police station and also investigation officer of this case, produced them before the court seeking a seven-day remand.

The accused are -- Md Ahasan Habib, admin officer of Regent hospital, Md Ahsan Habib Hasan, X-ray technician, Hatim Ali, medical technologist, Rakibul Islam Sumon, project admin of Regent head office, Amit Banik, HR admin manager of head office, Abdus Salam, driver of head office, and Abdur Rashid Khan, executive officer of head office.

Meanwhile, the court also sent a 17-year-old accused to Tongi juvenile correction centre.

A case was filed Uttara West Police Station on Tuesday night for their alleged involvement in issuing fake Covid-19 test certificates.