Shahed put on 10 days remand

Regent Group Chairman Md Shahed alias Shahed Karim has been put on 10 days remand in a fraud case.

The court of Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Jasim passed the order on Thursday after DB office sought 10 days remand for more investigation in the case filed with Uttara West Police Station over the forgery of Covid-19 tests.

He was taken to the court around 10.30am on Thursday from Detective Branch (DB) office in capital’s Minto road.

The court also granted 10 days remand for Regent Group Managing Director Masud Parvej and seven days demand for Shahed’s associate Tariqul Islam alias Tareq Shibli in the case.

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested Regent Shahed from the border area of Satkhira on Wednesday morning.  

Later, he was brought to Dhaka from Satkhira on a helicopter.

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.

* Shahed at court

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