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The government has moved against Dr Shahid Md Sadiqul Islam, the director of Dhaka Mugda Medical College Hospital, by removing him from active duty amid the controversy surrounding the quality of masks the hospital received from the Central Medical Stores Depot (CMSD) to combat the coronavirus crisis.

Sadiqul has been made an officer on special duty (OSD) even though his tenure at the hospital had seven months left to run, reports FT.

“I received an OSD letter on Apr 29. For now, I have been transferred to the health directorate,” Sadiqul told FT.