Facing criticism over the fraudulent actions of Regent Hospital, the Directorate General of Health Services issued a statement on Saturday, defending Azad. The directorate said it signed the contract with the private facility on orders from the “high-ups” at the health ministry. bdnews24.com reached Assistant Director Zahangir Kabir, who signed the DGHS statement, asking him to clarify who the high-ups were. The directorate finally signed the deal on condition that Regent would renew the licence soon. The DGHS said Shahed came to the directorate several times after the deal and boasted his links to influential people.

Source: bd News24 July 11, 2020 17:37 UTC