Two remanded over receiving Covid vaccine at home in Ctg

A Chattogram court yesterday placed two persons on one-day remand each in a case filed in connection with getting Covid-19 vaccine at home in Chattogram city.

Metropolitan Magistrate Hossain Md Reza passed the order after Khulshi police sought five-day remand for each, said Md Kazi Shahabuddin Ahmad, additional deputy commissioner (prosecution) of Chattogram Metropolitan Police.

On Monday, police arrested Md Hasan (35) and Mobarak Ali (33) after a photo of Hasan being administered Covid-19 vaccine at his home went viral on Facebook.

Chattogram City Corporation medical officer Tapan Kumar Chakraborty filed the case with Khulshi Police Station accusing Hasan, Mobarak, one Md Sazzad and CCC health department lab technician Bishu Dey.

According to the case statement, Bishu took the vaccines from the Mostafa Hakim Degree College vaccination centre and administered those to the three charging Tk 1,000 each.

Sazzad and Bishu are currently absconding.