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A sub-inspector of Kishoreganj’s Bhairab Police Station, who was infected with Covid-19, was discharged from Kurmitola General Hospital in Dhaka on Tuesday after his recovery.
The police officer identified as Mohammad Chand Mia was, however, asked to maintain a 10-day home quarantine, reports UNB.
Chand Mia, hailing from Muktagachha upazila of Mymensingh district, is a resident of Bhairab upazila of the district.
Anirban Chowdhury, additional superintendent of Kishoreganj police, said the police officer tested positive for coronavirus on April 10 and he was sent to Kurmitola General Hospital on that day.
He underwent test twice recently when he was found negative and discharged from the hospital.
Some 176 people, including 10 policemen, have so far been infected with coronavirus in the district.
Earlier on Monday, a physician of Karimganj Health Complex, who was infected with coronavirus, was discharged from the hospital after his recovery from COVID-19.