Live Correspondent: Engineer Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, the MP of Faridpur Sadar constituency and a former minister, has tested positive for coronavirus.Faridpur district Awami League law affairs secretary Zahid Bepari confirmed the information to media on Friday noon.

He said the ex-minister received the report of his corona test on Thursday night confirming that he was infected with the virus Zahid said Mosharraf underwent the coronavirus test a few days back.

He, however, said the minister has been in good health with no visible corona symptoms like fever and cough. Meanwhile, the confirmed coronavirus cases in the country have surged to 105,535 with the detection of 3,243 more infections in the last 24 hours as of Friday.

Besides, the country reported 45 more deaths from coronavirus during the same period, taking the death toll in the country to 1,388.

Dhaka, June-19 (campuslive24.com)//ait