A Dhaka court has placed Sharmin Jahan, proprietor of Aparajita International, on a three-day remand in a case filed for supplying fake N95 masks to BSMMU’s Covid-19 isolation unit.

Metropolitan Magistrate Md Mainul Islam passed the order after Shah Md Akhteruzzaman Ilias, an inspector of Detective Branch of police and also investigation officer of the case, produced her before the court with a three-day remand prayer.

Earlier on Friday, DB police arrested Sharmin Jahan, who is currently working as an assistant registrar at the DU registrar office, from the capital’s Shahbag area after BSMMU Proctor Prof Syed Mozaffar Ahmed filed a case against her with Shahbagh Police Station on Thursday night.

BSMMU authorities recently found some substandard and fake N95 masks, while providing those to doctors treating the Covid-19 patients.

During further inspection the hospital authorities found some more fake N95 masks in the third consignment supplied by Aparajita International.

According to sources, Sharmin is a member of Awami League’s Central Sub-Committee on Women and Children.

Previously, she was a leader of Chhatra League during her studentship at Dhaka University’s Department of Islamic Studies and at Netrokona College.