An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of police was held Monday for allegedly raping a 22-year-old woman who was under institutional quarantine in Khulna city after returning from India. Sadar police arrested ASI Mokleshur Rahman soon after the woman had filed a case against him today, Khulna Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner (South) Anwar Hossain confirmed. Also read: Woman kept under quarantine dies in Jashore "Mokhlesur, posted at the Khulna Metropolitan Police Court, was assigned to the Primary Teachers Training Institute (PTI) quarantine centre on May 1," Anwar said. "Today the woman filed a written case with Khulna Sadar Police Station accusing Mokleshur of raping her at the quarantine facility Friday." According to the First Information Report (FIR), the woman alleged that she was sent to 14-day mandatory quarantine at PTI, soon after returning from India on May 4; during the quarantine, Mokleshur and she had a romantic attachment and the policeman sexually assaulted her on May 14.

Another Bangladeshi who returned from India died in institutional quarantine in Jashore on Sunday afternoon. Bimal Chandra Dey, 58, a resident of Shariatpur upazila died around 5pm at Jashore Chest Disease Hospital. Also read: Woman kept under quarantine dies in Jashore Civil Surgeon Sheikh Abu Shaheen said Bimal went to India for lung cancer treatment with his son and daughter-in-law. They returned through Benapole on May 8 and have been staying at the hotel in quarantine. Also read: 3 India returnee students test Covid positive Bimal was taken to the hospital around 5pm as his condition started deteriorating, said the Civil Surgeon. “He and his family members tested negative in an antigen test. Their samples were collected for the RT-PCR test,” he said. Also read: Bangladesh sees only 363 new Covid cases as sample testing falls amid Eid The body was taken to Shariatpur with the help of police, Civil Surgeon Shaheen said. On May 13, Ambia Khatun, 34, a Covid positive India returnee suffering from kidney diseases died in Jashore during institutional quarantine.

Three Bangladeshi students, who returned home from India through the Burimari land port, have tested positive for coronavirus. Lalmonirhat Civil Surgeon Dr Nirmalendu Roy on Sunday said samples collected from the students would be sent to Dhaka for tests to find out if they had been infected by the Indian variant. The students have been kept in institutional quarantine under the supervision of the district administration at a hotel in Burimari. Also read: Bangladesh sees only 363 new Covid cases as sample testing falls amid Eid Patgram Upazila Nirbahi Officer Md Saifur Rahman said the students are doing well. “Their samples will soon be sent to IEDCR for testing,” he said. Bangladesh has kept all its borders with India shut since April 26 as the neighbouring country grapples with the new variant of the virus that has infected millions and claimed thousands of lives. Also read: Bangladesh extends lockdown until May 23 Many Bangladeshi students and patients got stuck in India during the border closure. But they are being allowed to return home with the approval of the authorities concerned and on condition of undergoing mandatory quarantine after entering the country. Until Sunday afternoon, 202 people returned through the Burimari land port. Of the returnees, 83 are currently staying in quarantine at five residential hotels and 101 are in Lalmonirhat Sadar Hospital. Also read: DGHS urges holidaymakers to return to Dhaka after 14 days Thirty-five of them were released by the upazila administration after they tested negative for the virus.

A Bangladeshi woman who was kept under institutional quarantine following her recent return from India, died at Jashore Chest Disease Hospital on Wednesday night, health officials said Thursday.  The deceased was identified as Ambia Khatun, 34, wife of Abdul Awal, a resident of the Siddhirganj area in Narayanganj. She was suffering from kidney disease and had gone to India for treatment. Both Ambia and her husband and wife were kept under institutional quarantine at Hotel Hasan International in Jashore since their return from India on May 7. Read: 7 who fled Covid facility in Jashore arrested, later released on bail Jashore District Civil Surgeon Dr Sheikh Abu Shaheen said that Ambia was suffering from kidney ailment, diabetes and hypertension and had gone to India for treatment. "She fell sick on Wednesday evening and was rushed to Jessore Chest Disease Hospital. She died around 10.45 pm while undergoing treatment. Ambia had tested negative for Covid-19," he said. Arrangements have been made to send her body to her village in collaboration with the police, the civil surgeon added.  

The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) on Tuesday made 14-day institutional quarantine mandatory for travelers from European countries including the United Kingdom. The CAAB issued a circular in this regard which will be effective from Wednesday (March 31, 2021). As per the circular, on arrival in Bangladesh, all passengers returning from any European country including the UK will have to complete 14-day institutional quarantine at government facilities or government-approved hotels at passengers’ own expenses. Also read: Now restrictions lifted on domestic flights: CAAB Upon completion of the quarantine period, the Covid-19 PCR test will be carried out and the passenger will be released if the test result is negative. Besides, passengers traveling from other countries except Europe and UK  have to strictly complete a 14-day home quarantine if no covid-19 symptoms are found on arrival health check in Bangladesh. But if any Covid-19 symptoms are detected he/she have to complete 14-day institutional quarantine at government facilities or government-approved hotels at his/her own expenses. Also read: Migrant workers’ protests: CAAB permits operation of more Saudi Airlines flights Irrespective of the Covid-19 vaccination, all passengers coming to Bangladesh shall mandatorily possess and show PCR based Covid-19 negative certificate during departure from origin or arrival at the airport. The PCR test shall be done within 72 hours of the flight departure time.

All the UK returnees must stay in a 14-day institutional quarantine from January 1 to contain the spread of a new variant of Covid-19.

Thirty-three Bangladeshis, who returned from India through Benapole border Friday night, were sent to institutional quarantine Saturday as they did not have Covid-19 negative certificates.

Thirty five more Bangladeshi nationals, who got stuck  in West Bengal during the ongoing lockdown in India, returned home through Benapole check-post on Saturday morning under an special arrangement.   Among them, five were sent to institutional quarantine at Jashore General Hospital as they had high body temperature, said Dr Jahidul Islam, health officer at the check-post.   Two of  them from Gopalganj and three each  from Khulna, Jashore, and Magura districts, he said.   Thirty other returnees with red seal in their hands were asked to remain in compulsory 14-day home-quarantine, he said.   Earlier on Friday, 81 other Bangladeshis returned home from India.   India allowed them to return home after discussions between the authorities concerned of the two countries .   Ahasan Habib, officer-in-charge of Benapole Immigration Check Post, said they have kept full address and mobile phone numbers of all the returnees from India and those will be sent to their respective districts.

Forty-seven employees of private television channel Independent have been put under home-quarantine after one of their colleagues tested positive for coronavirus.