Fake Covid-19 certificates: Rab now asked to submit probe report by March 28

A Dhaka court today again asked Rapid Action Battalion to submit probe report -- by March 28 -- of a case filed against Regent Group Chairman Mohammad Shahed and 16 others over issuing fake Covid-19 certificates and illegally charging patients for testing and treatment.

Metropolitan Magistrate Md Shahinur Rahman passed the order after Senior ASP of Rab Md Nazmul Haque, also the investigation officer of the case, failed to submit the report today.

With this, several law enforcement agencies including Rab took six dates to complete the investigation into the case.

Eleven of the accused, including Shahed and Regent's Managing Director Masud Parvez, were arrested and are in jail at present. They were also placed on different terms of remand in the case.

On July 6 last year, Rab arrested eight staffers during a drive at Uttara branch of Regent hospital.

The next day, Inspector Zulhas Mia of Rab-1 filed the case with Uttara West Police Station against Shahed, Masud Parvez and 15 others.

Shahed was arrested on July 15 last year from Satkhira when he was attempting to leave the country on a boat, while Parvez was arrested from Gazipur on July 14 the same year.

On September 28 last year, Shahed was convicted for life in a case filed under the Arms Act.