AG Mahbubey Alam tests positive for coronavirus

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam is in hospital care after being diagnosed with the novel coronavirus infection, reports bdnews24.com.

Alam was admitted to Dhaka's Combined Military Hospital with high temperature on Friday morning on doctor's advice.

He was subsequently tested for Covid-19, with the results coming back positive, according to an official at the attorney general's office.

Law Minister Anisul Huq, however, said that Alam was doing better at the hospital.