'Ailing' DGHS director general taking rest at home

DGHS director general Abul Kalam Azad (R) addresses a round-table at Prothom Alo's Karwan Bazar office, Dhaka
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Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) director general Abul Kalam Azad has been taking rest at his home due to some health complications, claimed additional director general professor Nasima Sultana.

“The DG is sick and taking rest at home,” she told media, reports news agency UNB.

Different rumours spread on social media speculating that Abul Kalam Azad was infected by coronavirus as he has been absent in his office for past few days but DGHS officials failed to confirm the matter.

Meanwhile, with the detection of 969 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the total number of such cases in Bangladesh stood at 16,660 while 11 people died taking the number of tolls in the country to 250 until Tuesday.