Dhaka, April 16 -- Four of the legislators died after contracting the virus, with former law minister Abdul Matin Khasru of the Awami League from Cumilla-5 seat being the latest to be claimed by the virus on Wednesday.

Mahmud Us Samad Chowdhury from Sylhet-3 passed away in March this year after the second wave of infection hit the country.

Bangladesh lost former health minister Mohammed Nasim, who was elected from Sirajganj-1, in June last year.

Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, a technocrat state minister of religious affairs, died from the disease the same day.

Naogan-6 constituency's Israfil Alam died the next month.

Bangladesh detected the first coronavirus cases on Mar 8 last year. The caseload crossed 600,000 on Apr 1.

It took only 16...