BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is currently under home quarantine as one of his close relatives tested positive for coronavirus.

The BNP leader told media that he has decided to remain in isolation at home for 14 days from Thursday as a precautionary measure.

Fakhrul’s brother-in-law, Quazi Ekramul Rashid, tested positive for the coronavirus, and he was admitted to Square Hospital for treatment.

Fakhrul was scheduled to join a party programme in person at BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office in the morning, marking the 56th birth anniversary of party acting chairman Tarique Rahman. 

While joining the event virtually, he said: "I am sorry for not being able to attend your programme as corona patient has been detected in my house. Thus, I am forced to remain in isolation for 14 days.”

"We have lost many of our leaders, including Swechchasebak Dal president Shafiul Bari Babu, organising secretary Abdul Awal Khan and Dhaka north city unit general secretary Ahsanullah Hasan, to coronavirus. Meanwhile, many of our senior leaders, including Mirza Abbas, Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku and our Mohila Dal president Afroza Abbas have been infected with the virus,” he said.

Fakhrul asked his party colleagues to remain alert and maintain health safety rules as the coronavirus is now spreading everywhere again.

BDST: 1520 HRS, NOV 19, 2020
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