An inmate of Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Tuesday.
The deceased was identified as Md Aminul Islam alias Murad, 40, son of Humayun Kabir.
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According to prison guard Khandaker Khairul, Aminul suddenly fell ill at 7:30 pm on Tuesday. Later, on the instructions of the jail authorities, the prison guards took him to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital at 9:05 pm, where the duty doctor declared him dead.
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Confirming the matter, DMCH police outpost in-charge Inspector Md Bachchu Mia said the body has been kept at the hospital morgue for autopsy.
It was not immediately known in which case he was being held.
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