Regent Group chairman Shahed on 10-day remand
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) in Dhaka has placed Regent Group chairman Md. Shahed on a 10-day remand in the case of providing fake COVID-19 certificates.
Shahed’s paternal home is in Bashirhat, West Bengal. He had gone into hiding in Barasat after embezzling money from people in multi-level marketing (MLM) in 2008, too.
The court also granted a 10-day remand for Regent Hospital managing director Masud Parvez and 7-day remand for employee Torikul Islam.
The court granted the remands following police petition in this regard after a hearing around 11:00am Thursday.
The Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) had taken Shahed to court around 10:30am after security was beefed up in the court area.
Earlier, RAB arrested Shahed in Satkhira early Wednesday. After a health checkup at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), he was handed over to the police's detective branch (DB). DB been investigating the allegations of forgery and embezzlement of Regent Group.
After arriving in Dhaka from Satkhira, RAB took Shahed along while conducting a drive at Uttara on Wednesday afternoon.
On 6 July, RAB raided the Uttara and Mirpur branches of Regent Hospital owned by Shahed. It appeared that the hospital forged about 6,000 coronavirus test reports and had not renewed its license either.
Following this, RAB filed a case against Regent Hospital, with Shahed the prime suspect. It then conducted a nationwide search for him. RAB had sought permission from the home minister on 13 July to conduct a probe into the case, said Ashik Billah, director of RAB's legal and media wing.
There is no explanation regarding Shahed’s whereabouts between 6 and 15 July while RAB claims nothing can be disclosed as the investigation is still underway.
According to locals in Satkhira, Shahed went to Kolkata and was formally sent back to Bangladesh through Bhomra border in the district on Monday. He was then in custody of the law enforcement agencies, but was shown arrested on the following day, they added.
Shahed’s paternal home is in Bashirhat, West Bengal. He had gone into hiding in Barasat after embezzling money from people in multi-level marketing (MLM) in 2008, too.