Syed Nurul Islam, superintendent of Cumilla Police, greeted them with flowers on Tuesday.
Sources said, 28 policemen were infected with coronavirus in the district while performing their duties. Of them, two are inspectors, three sub-inspectors, five assistant sub-inspectors and 18 constables.
A total of 5,333 policemen were infected with coronavirus across the country while performing duties as of Tuesday.
Among the total infected policemen, 2,059 have made full recovery till today, said sources at the Police headquarters.
Among the total infection, 1,706 are members of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.
The country on Tuesday reported 2,911 new coronavirus cases, the highest reported in a day. So far, Bangladesh has recorded 52,445 confirmed cases.
During the same period, 37 more patients died, raising the death toll to 709.
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