Jamuna Group Chairman Babul tests Covid-19 positive

Jamuna Group Chairman Md Nurul Islam Babul has tested positive for Covid-19, a severe acute respiratory illness caused by a new strain of coronavirus.

Babul, also the owner of Bangla newspaper the Daily Jugantor, is undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka, Babul's wife Salma Islam, also a Jatiya Party MP, confirmed to Dhaka Tribune on Friday.

Jamuna Group is one of the largest Bangladeshi industrial conglomerates. The industries under the conglomerate include textiles, chemicals, leather, motor cycles, consumer products, media, and advertisement.