Assistant Commissioner (Land) of Baniachong upazila tested positive for coronavirus or COVID-19 on Monday.
Infected official Motiur Rahman Khan was kept in home quarantine, said Baniachong Upazila Nirbahi Officer Md Mamun Khandakar.
So far, a total of 48 people including one additional district magistrate and two executive magistrates were found infected with the virus in Habiganj, he said.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh’s health authorities on Monday confirmed 497 new cases and reported the deaths of seven coronavirus patients in the last 24 hours.