Corona identification fraud

The Covid-19 epidemic has shown us the dire plight of the country's public health system. The failure to prevent infection and the complete breakdown of the general medical system, including Covid-19 patients, is visible to the naked eye. Widespread corruption in the use of funds allocated to deal with epidemics is no longer a secret. But what was not known was that it was a play on people's lives. The latest example is the business of testing antibodies to coronavirus without the approval of a private company in the capital's Gulshan called Sahabuddin Medical College Hospital.

We are stunned by the news of fraudulent activities that have been going on for some time, subject to the approval of the concerned government authorities, in identifying and treating the victims of Covid-19. Because, those fraudulent activities that pose a serious risk to human life and health are serious criminal offenses. Those involved in these crimes have received approval from the relevant government authorities to identify and treat Kovid-19 patients.


The forgery of Regent Hospital and JKG, the signing of the agreement of the Department of Health with them  no one took responsibility for these disgusting scandals. Instead of identifying the people involved in the serious irregularities, corruption and mismanagement in the health sector during the epidemic, there is a competition between the Ministry of Health and the Department of Health to blame each other. The news came out, not just Regent Hospital and JKG Health Care; The Department of Health allowed five more private companies to carry out the Covid-19 identification test, none of which were prepared to do so. After getting permission, those institutions were also coming with fake certificates of Corona without testing the samples. The Department of Health revoked their approval after learning of this. It is difficult to say how many people were killed during this period due to their fake coroner's certificate.

The Department of Health was responsible for inspecting the institutions on the spot and preparing for the corona identification test and verifying their overall competence after approving their test. Not only that, after giving approval, the institutions should be properly checked and regularly monitoring whether they are giving accurate reports or not. But stay away from monitoring, the Department of Health did not even inspect the institutions before giving approval. So on what basis were their tests approved? Was there any immoral conspiracy, political or any other influence in this case?

A possible consequence of such irresponsible behavior by the Department of Health is visible: one of the five non-governmental organizations that allowed permission for the Covid-19 test and later revoked their licenses for forgery, Sahabuddin Medical College Hospital in Gulshan. Not given. Following the allegations, the RAB raided the hospital and arrested an assistant director and an officer. Needless to say, the source of such audacity of such fraudulent private hospitals is the laxity or unethical indulgence of the government authorities in discharging their duties.

In the last four and a half months, there has been no opportunity to avoid the responsibility of irregularities, corruption, negligence in duty and overall mismanagement in the health sector in tackling the Kovid-19 epidemic, including the fraud of the five private hospitals mentioned starting from Regent-JKG. Mutual blame between the Ministry of Health and the Department will not bear any fruit. It is important to hold both authorities accountable. That requires the initiative of the highest authority of the government.