TDS Desk:

A Dhaka court has framed charges against five people, including Regent Hospital Chairman Mohammad Shahed, in a case filed for issuing fake COVID-19 certificates.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohona Alamgir indicted them and started the formal trial of the case on Thursday.

The other accused in the case are Dipayan Basu, 32, Anindya Dutta, 31, Masud Parvez, 40, and Md Mizanur Rahman, 39. Dipayan and Anindya have been on the run since the beginning of the case.

According to the case statement, the accused issued fake COVID-19 certificates for 76 workers of Dhaka metro rail and thus embezzled Tk2.66 lakh.

On 20 July 2020, Md Rezaul Karim, an administrative officer of AKSID Corporation Limited, filed the case with Uttara west police station.

After investigating the case, Sub-Inspector Md Yadur Rahman of the police station submitted a charge sheet before the court on 30 May 2021.