Two more policemen die from coronavirus

Two more policemen have died from the coronavirus in Bangladesh, taking the death toll from the disease in the law-enforcement agency to three.

Sub-inspector Md Abdul Khalek, 36, and constable Md Ashek Mahmud, 42, died on Thursday, said Masudur Rahman, deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.

Both were quarantined and tested positive for the COVID-19.

Constable Jashim, another policeman, died from the virus on Tuesday.

Constable Ashek Mahmud worked in the north division of traffic police. He was quarantined at Shiddheshwari College. He breathed his last around 10.30 pm on Wednesday.

Ashek, a native of Jamalpur, joined the police force in 1997. He is survived by two children.

ASI Khalek, who had been quarantined at a hotel in Arambag before he was shifted to the hospital, died around 4 am on Thursday.

Khalek, who joined the law enforcement agency in 2004, was posted to the public order management division. His ancestral home is in Jhopkhali in Betagi Upazila, Barguna. Khalek left behind three children.

At least 475 policemen have been infected with the virus, said Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan.