Mirpur branch of Regent Hospital also sealed off

The Mirpur branch of Regent Hospital was sealed off by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) today on charges of its management issuing fake Covid-19 test certificates and charging money to treat coronavirus patients despite agreeing to do it for free.

A mobile court of Rab led by Executive Magistrate Sarwoer Alam conducted a drive and sealed off the hospital around 4:30pm.

Before the drive began today, all 22 patients of the hospital were shifted to other hospitals, the executive magistrate told The Daily Star this evening.

The drive continued until 5:30pm.

The move came a day after the head office of Regent Group and its hospital in Dhaka's Uttara were sealed off on charges of similar allegations.

Hours after yesterday's drive, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) directed the authorities of Regent Hospital to shut their Uttara and Mirpur branches immediately over their alleged involvement.

Later, a case was filed by Rab with Uttara Paschim Police Station against Regent Group Chairman Md Shahed, its Managing Director Masud Parvez and 15 others last night.

The chairman, the MD and seven others are on the run, while Rab had arrested eight staffers during yesterday's drive at Uttara branch.