Information Secretary Kamrun Nahar has been diagnosed with Covid-19 infection.
Kamrun Nahar’s personal secretary Mohammad Enamul Ahsan said she tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday, reports UNB.
Kamrun Nahar, wife of Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam, is now undergoing treatment at her residence, Enamul added.
Information Cadre Officer Kamrur Nahar has previously served as secretary to the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, chief information officer as well as director general at the Directorate of Mass Communication, Bangladesh Film Archive and the Department of Films and Publications.
The health authorities announced the detection of 3,462 new coronavirus cases and 37 deaths within the last 24 hours on Tuesday.
Since March 8, when the first cases were reported, Bangladesh has carried out 660,444 tests and identified 122,660 Covid-19 patients. The death tally has climbed to 1,582.