Fake Covid-19 certificates: Rab asked to submit probe report against Shahed by Jan 19

A Dhaka court today again asked Rapid Action Battalion to submit the 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 January 19 next year.

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 any report today.

With this, different law enforcement agencies including the Rab took four dates to complete investigation into the case.

Eleven of the accused including Shahed and Regent's Managing Director Masud Parvez were arrested and are now 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 the 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 leaving the country on a boat while Parvez was arrested from Gazipur on July 14.

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