20 lower court judges infected with Covid-19 so far

Twenty lower court judges, 24 Supreme Court staff and 59 staff of subordinate courts across the country have so far been infected with Covid-19.

Six other lower court judges with Covid-19 symptoms are receiving treatment in isolation, Supreme Court sources said yesterday.

Besides, Md Kausar, a staff of Madaripur District Judge Court, died with Covid-19 symptom on June 18 while Mohiuddin Mohan, an office assistant of Naogaon District Judge Court, passed away on June 19.

Their Covid-19 tests were conducted but the test results are yet to be received.

District and Sessions Judge of Netrokona Shahjahan Kabir and Chief Judicial Magistrate of Munshiganj Begum Rokeya Rahman, who were the first among the judges to have been infected with the virus, have already recovered and joined their offices.

Ferdous Ahmed, judge of Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal in Lalmonirhat, has been admitted at the ICU at Combined Military Hospital, and Md Rustam Ali, judge of Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal in Joypurhat, has been admitted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital for treatment, sources said.

Begum Shamim Ahmed, judge of Special Judge Court-8 of Dhaka, has been admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

The other infected judges and staff members are receiving treatment at their respective residences, according to the sources.

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain has talked to all the infected judges and asked officials concerned to take necessary action to ensure proper treatment of the judges.

The chief justice also asked the district judges concerned to take appropriate measures for the treatment of the infected staff.

Two separate committees have recently been formed to ensure the treatment of the infected judges across the country, sources added.