Dr ABM Abdullah, the prime minister's personal physician, has tested positive for Covid-19.
Later, he was admitted to a private hospital in Dhaka on Tuesday, reports bdnews24.com.
Abdullah said he sent his sample for testing when he began showing symptoms of the illness. "I was having chest pain, cough and feeling weak. I don't have an appetite either so I got admitted to a hospital yesterday."
Abdullah joined Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University as an assistant professor in 1995. He went on to serve as a professor and dean of the hospital's department of medicine.
The medicine specialist was later appointed as the personal physician to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on December 24, 2019.