An ASI of Jhenaidah police lines died of Covid-19 on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Dalil Udin Biswas, 58, of Naodagram of Jashore. He was undergoing treatment at Rajarbagh Police Hospital in Dhaka.
Family sources said Dalil Udin Biswas was admitted to Rajarbagh Police hospital with corona virus symptoms on July 25. He was taken to the intensive care unit (ICU) of the hospital when his condition was deteriorating.
The body was sent to his village home and buried there with religious formality in presence of the senior police officials. Superintendent of police (SP) Mohammad Hasanuzzamn had expressed his deep shock at the sad demise of Dalil Udin Biswas.
Further, 25 new cases were detected in the district on Tuesday.
