Dhaka, Jan. 18 -- Around 10,000 members of the police, who were infected with the coronavirus while working during the pandemic, have applied for the government-announced compensation.

The home minister has sought the Finance Division's opinion on the applications in a recent letter, reports bdnews24.com.

It said the police personnel submitted relevant papers with their claim.

The home ministry also asked whether it needs to forward the applications to the Finance Division.

The government in April last year announced an insurance coverage of up to Tk 5 million in case of the death of a frontline responder from the coronavirus.

The insurance coverage for the government officers in case of infection ranges between Tk 500,000 and Tk 1 m...