Regent Hospital owner Shahed arrested

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested Regent Hospital Chairman Mohammad Shahed alias Shahed Karim.

He was arrested with firearms from the border area of Satkhira early Wednesday.

ASP Razlur Rahid of RAB Satkhira Camp confirmed the matter.

RAB is bringing him to Dhaka from Satkhira on a helicopter, RAB sources said.

RAB will hold a press conference in this regard.

On June 6, RAB raided the Uttara and Mirpur branches of the Regent Hospital on complaints that the hospital was issuing fake Covid-19 certificates, as well as charging exorbitant fees for Covid-19 testing and treatment of inpatients.

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