Gono Forum MP Mokabbir tests Covid-19 positive

Gono Forum MP Mokabbir Khan, who was simply admitted to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Dhaka on Monday with difficulty in breathing, has tested great for coronavirus.

He is now obtaining treatment in the Intensive Care Product (ICU) of the CMH, Mokabbir's personal secretary Mohammad Koyes Miah told UNB on Tuesday.

Mokabbir was within the budget hearing recently found in the parliament.

Koyes said Mokabbir received the Covid-19 test report on Tuesday, confirming that he contracted the virus.

He, however, explained the MP’s condition possesses improved slightly as he has been provided oxygen support. “His breathing problem eased slightly.”

On Monday, Mokabbir was admitted to the CMH with fever, cough and breathing problems.

Soon after his admission, the MP’s samples were collected at the CMH for coronavirus test.

Mokabbir Khan was elected seeing that a good lawmaker from Sylhet-2 with Gono Forum's ticket within the last general election. He got oath as an associate of the 11th Parliament on April, 2019.

In 26 years' history of Gono Forum, Mokabbir may be the only leader of the party who became MP using its ticket and symbol.

As of Tuesday, a complete of 11 parliament members have tested great for Covid-19, plus they are (except Mokabbir), Liberation War Affairs Minister and Gazipur-1 MP AKM Mozammel Huque, Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Affairs Minister and Bandarban MP Bir Bahadur Ushwe Sing, Naogaon-2 MP Shahiduzzaman Sarker, Chittagong-6 MP ABM Fazle Karim Chowdhury, Jessore-4 MP Ranajit Kumar Roy, Jamalpur-2 MP Faridul Huque Khan Dulal, Brahmanbaria-5 MP Mohammad Ebadul Karim Bulbul, Chittagong-8 Moslem Uddin Ahmed, Chittagong-16 MP Mustafizur Rahaman Chowdhury, and former wellbeing minister and lawmaker from Sirajganj-1 constituency Mohammed Nasim, who died from the deadly virus on Saturday.

Each of the aforementioned lawmakers are actually of the ruling party.