Mahbubul Alam Hanif tests coronavirus positive
Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif has tested positive for Covid-19.
He confirmed the matter to journalists on Wednesday evening.
Hanif had been suffering from fever for some days just before the confirmation of his infection.
"I had been experiencing fever for just two days. On Wednesday morning, I went to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Medical University (BSMMU), where test outcomes returned positive at 5:30pm," he said.
The Kushtia-3 constituency lawmaker happens to be in isolation in the home. His health is stable.
Hanif is serving as joint general secretary of the Bangladesh Awami League for a fourth consecutive term. He has previously been special assistant to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Up to now, the virus has infected 425,353 people and resulted in the death of 6,127 persons across the country.
