A 59-year-old prisoner of Dinajpur district jail, convicted in a murder case, died early today.
He had been serving his life sentence since May 23 last year.
The deceased was identified as Sayeed Ali, son of late Siraj Uddin of Garpinglai village in Phulbari upazila of Dinajpur.
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Dinajpur district prison's jailer A.K. Masum said that Sayeed was undergoing treatment at the prison hospital over the last few days after becoming severely ill.
The 59-year-old was taken to M Abdur Rahim Medical College Hospital early today as his condition started to worsen. He died at the hospital at 5:30 am.
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His body was handed over to his relatives after an autopsy at the M Abdur Rahim Medical College morgue in Dinajpur, the jailer added.