Police take JKG Health Care Chairman Dr Sabrina Arif Chowdhury into custody after interrogating her at DMP Tejgaon Division DC's office in Dhaka on Sunday, July 12, 2020 Focus BanglaIt comes hours after police arrested her over a Covid-19 test scamThe Health Ministry has suspended Dr Sabrina Sharmin Hussain, a cardiac surgeon of the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, following her arrest over the Covid-19 test scam involving JKG Healthcare. In the official order on Sunday, Health Services Secretary Abdul Mannan that she breached the service rules by serving as a chairman in a private organization without permission. Also Read - Police arrest JKG Chairman Dr Sabrina in case over Covid-19 test scamDescribing it as a punishable offence, the statement also noted her alleged involvement with fake Covid-19 test reports. Earlier in the day, police formally arrested the doctor, known as Sabrina Arif Chowdhury, after she was quizzed at the Tejgaon Division office of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 12, 2020 14:26 UTC