Two police personnel were died fromCovid-19 infetions since Wednesday.
Abdul Khaleq (26), an Assistant Sub-Inspector in Dhaka’s Mirpur, and Asheq Mahmud, a Constable with Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) were died, sources said.
With the new cases total three police personnel have so far died from coronavirus infections.
Besides, more than 200 police personnel have so far been infected and over 600 have been placed in quarantine across the country.
A team of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) collected samples of ASI Abdul Khaleq when he fell sick with coronavirus-like symptoms on April 28, said Masudur Rahman, Deputy Commissioner (DC – media) of DMP.
The test result came back positive yesterday and Abdul was taken to isolation at Arambagh Hotel, the police official added.
Abdul Khaleq, hailing from Barguna, was taken to the ICU at Razarbagh Police Hospital when his condition deteriorated.
The DS said that Abdul Khaleq died around 4:30am on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Asheq breathed his last around 9:30pm on Wednesday night during undergoing treatment at the intensive care unit (ICU) of Razarbagh Police Hospital, said Badrul Hasan, Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC – Admin) of DMP (traffic-north).
He hailed from Jamalpur and was posted to Traffic North (Airport zone) in the capital, the police official said.
Asheq was put under institutional quarantine at Siddheswari School and College in Dhaka as he was suffering from Covid-19 like symptoms.
His sample was collected and tested at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) on April 26 and came back coronavirus positive the following day, the ADC added.
He was taken to the ICU at Razarbagh Police Hospital after he showed severe symptoms on Wednesday.
The bodies of the two policemen were sent to their respective districts after holding namaz-e-janaza at Razarbagh Central Jame Mosque in the capital around noon on Thursday.
