Two more policemen have died of Covid-19, taking the countrywide tally of police deaths from the virus to 27.
The deceased are Sub-Inspector SM Mukul Mia, 55, who worked at Khilgaon police station of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), and constable Abul Hossain Azad, who worked at the Azampur police outpost of Uttara division under DMP.
Sohel Rana, Additional Inspector General (AIG-media) of police headquarters, confirmed the deaths through a press release.
Mukul breathed his last around 11am on Monday at the Impulse Hospital in Dhaka, where he was admitted after testing positive for Covid-19.
He hails from Tungipara of Gopalganj. He is survived by his wife, three daughters, and a son.
Azad passed away around 4am on Monday at the Central Police Hospital in Rajarbagh.
The deceased constable hails from Madan upazila of Netrokona district. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.
The bodies of both deceased men were sent to their ancestral villages for burial.