Fake Covid-19 certificates: Court asks Rab to submit probe report against Shahed by Feb 22

A Dhaka court today asked Rapid Action Battalion to submit probe report 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 by February 22.

Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Jasim 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 five dates to complete investigation into the case.

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

On July 6, 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 from Satkhira when he was attempting to leave the country on a boat, while Parvez was arrested from Gazipur on July 14.

On September 28, Shahed was convicted for life in a separate arms case.