Our Correspondent, Dinajpur

Kotwali Police Station in Rangpur city was put under lockdown yesterday after one of its officers tested positive for Covid-19.

All staff members have been shifted to another building, said an official. The administration is taking measures to send those who came in contact with the police official to quarantine, said Civil Surgeon Hirambo Kumar Roy. He said 11 people tested Covid-19 positive in the district on Sunday, including doctors, nurses and the official.

Altaf Hossain, additional assistant police commissioner and media officer of Rangpur Metropolitan Police, said six policemen were asked to stay in home quarantine while samples of all police personnel at the station were collected yesterday for testing.

So far, at least 62 persons have been tested positive in the district since March 10. Of them, 14 are being treated at hospitals while the rest are receiving treatment at home. Four persons, including an 80-year-old man, have recovered so far.

No casualty has been reported in the district yet.