Manjur Mohammad Shahriar, director (Dhaka division) of the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection, has been diagnosed with the coronavirus.
His test results came out positive on Wednesday and he is currently staying in home isolation.
Shahriar said that he took Napa (paracetamol) on Wednesday after contracting a fever, bdnews24.com reported. The fever reduced slightly on Thursday, he said.
The DNCRP director plans to remain at home under the present circumstances and will only check into a hospital if the situation worsens.
Shahriar had been leading the Dhaka division in mobile court raids to monitor the prices of essential commodities in the market.
A decision on whether or how to continue the market surveillance operations will be taken on Thursday, according to several officials of the directorate.
The DNCRP had been conducting mobile court raids in Dhaka markets almost daily during the general holidays.
