The Rapid Action Battalion has raided Shahabuddin Medical College Hospital in Gulshan area of Dhaka and arrested an official over unauthorised coronavirus testing.
The law enforcers also found evidence of fake COVID-19 test reports, which were made without testing samples, in the private facility during the operation on Sunday, reports bdnews24.com.
The arrested official is Abul Hasnat, the hospital’s assistant director.
The raid, led by Executive Magistrate Sarwoer Alam, began around 3pm and was underway in the evening, said RAB spokesman Ashik Billah.
“We are checking the irregularities in the hospital,” Ashik said.
RAB officials said they found reports of antibody tests for coronavirus, which is not authorised in Bangladesh.
The hospital’s Chairman Mohammed Shahabuddin could not be reached for comment immediately.
