Sharmin Jahan, owner of Aparajita International, has been arrested in a case of supplying fake masks at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).
The Detective and Criminal Investigation Department (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested him from Shahbagh area of the capital around 10:15 pm on Friday.
DB Joint Commissioner Mahbub Alam confirmed the information to the media.
Earlier, BSMMU authorities filed a case against Sharmin Jahan, owner of Aparajita International, at Shahbagh Police Station for supplying substandard N95 masks.
University Proctor Dr. Mozaffar Ahmed told the media that the company had cheated by providing low quality masks. Doctors and health workers refused to use these masks.