A 55-year-old prisoner, convicted in a drug case, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Shamsul Haque of Damuddya in Shariatpur upazila. Shamsul was sentenced to life imprisonment in a drug case. He was serving his sentence in Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj. Another death in custody as prisoner dies at DMCH Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College Hospital’s police outpost, said Shamsul fell ill at Dhaka Central Jail and prison guard Mahbubur and others took him to DMCH on Tuesday night. Under-trial prisoner dies Shamsul breathed his last around 2:20 am. The body has been kept at the morgue of the hospital. Under-trial prisoner dies at DMCH

A prisoner who fell sick at Kashimpur Jail of Gazipur died at Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Medical College Hospital in the early hours of Monday. The deceased was Md Nehal Uddin, 65, son of Kanu Mia of Bagchapair village of Kaliakoir upazila of the district. He had been in Kashimpur Jail since November, 2022. Nehal Uddin was arrested in a case filed against him under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act at Kaliakoir police station, said Amirul Islam, jail superintendent of Kashimpur Central Jail Part-2. Also Read: 2 prisoners die at Chattogram jail “He suddenly felt sick at Kashimpur Central Jail Part-1 unit around 11:30 pm on Sunday. First, he was taken to the jail hospital and later sent to Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Medical College Hospital for better treatment. A doctor of the hospital declared him dead around 2:30 am on Monday,” said Amirul Islam. He said the body will be handed over to the relatives of the deceased after completion of the legal procedure.        

An inmate of Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Anowar Hossain alias Khabir Uddin, 55, son of Asiul Haq in Al Amin village of Hatia upazila of Noakhali district. Read:Physician who set herself on fire dies at DMCH He was taken to the hospital after falling ill and was declared dead around 10:30am, said Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) police outpost in-charge Md Bacchu Mia. "The body was kept at the hospital morgue for an autopsy," he added. "The deceased was incarcerated in a drug case."

A 35-year-old undertrial inmate, who fell sick in a district jail, died at a city hospital on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Rasel Miah, son of Mannan Miah in the West Deobhog area of Fatullah. Rasel, who complained of having breathing difficulty, was taken to the Victoria General hospital after falling ill around 10 am. “He breathed his last around 11am during treatment” Mahbub Alam, superintendent of Narayanganj district jail said the court sent Rasel to jail in a drug case at Fatullah police station two days ago. As he fell sick on the same day due to breathing difficulties, he was kept in the prison hospital. Read: ‘Custodial death’ in Lalmonirhat: Rights body demand justice He was rushed to Victoria General Hospital on Saturday morning after his health deteriorated, where he died while undergoing treatment there, the officer added.   The body will be handed over to the family after legal procedures.

Kashimpur Central Jail authority arranged a wedding ceremony of a convicted prisoner with his victim on Friday as per the order of the High Court. Relatives of the bridegroom and the bride were present at the wedding ceremony. Lawyers from both sides also attended the programme. Nurunnabi Bhuiyan, acting jail super, Kashimpur Central Jail-1, said prisoner Nayeem Mia, 23, son of Shahed Mia, has been shifted to Kashimpur jail from Dhaka in 2020 in a case filed with Mirpur Police Station. Read: Man killed by wife in Brahmanbaria Both the bridegroom and the bride hailed from the Dewghar union under Austagram upazila of Kishoreganj district. The bride left the jail for the village home with the relatives after the marriage, he added.  

A 58-year-old prisoner of Rangamati jail has died while undergoing treatment at Chattogram Medical College and Hospital (CMCH). The deceased was identified as Kaisang Marma, 56, a resident of Raikhali area in Rangamati. In-charge of CMCH and inspector of Panchlaish police station Sadiqur Rahman said Kaisang Marma was accused in a drug case. Also read: CMCH student Akib’s skullbone replaced successfully He fell sick in Rangamati jail on April 19 and was taken to the One Stop Emergency Care of CMCH. He died around 1 am on Sunday while undergoing treatment at the hospital. The body has been sent to the hospital morgue, he said.

A 41-year-old undertrial inmate in the Chandpur district jail has died after she complained of having breathing difficulty, police said on Friday. Umme Hasina, who had also been down with fever for the past few days, was rushed to District Sadar Hospital after her condition worsened on Thursday noon. Both fever and breathing problems are symptoms of Covid. Resident doctor of the hospital Sujauddula Rubel said the female inmate was brought to the hospital around 1.30 pm in a critical condition. "She breathed her last in the emergency department during treatment."  Also read: Chandpur: 50 in jail for the love of football Hasina had been lodged in the district jail for the past 14 months after being arrested in connection with two cases filed against her, police said. Officer-in-Charge of Sadar model police station said that a case of unnatural death has been filed and the inmate's body was handed over to her family members. According to the district jailor’s office, some 741 inmates -- convicts and undertrials -- are currently lodged in the Chandpur district jail. Of them, 26 are women inmates. Also read: Wrongly jailed woman released after 3 years, only to die in a road crash Despite an alarming surge of Covid-19 cases in the district in recent months, the inmates of the jail hardly underwent any health check-ups, said sources.

The jailer and the deputy jailer of Chattogram Central Jail have been withdrawn  on charge of negligence of duty as a prisoner went missing from the jail on Saturday.

Naogaon, Oct 30 (UNB) – A prisoner died of chest pain at the 250-bed Hospital here on Tuesday just before he was set to be released officially on bail

Jhenaidah, Oct 26 (UNB) – A prisoner who fell sick in the district jail died at sadar hospital on Saturday.