Mymensingh Central Jail
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| Location | Jail Road, Mymensingh, Mymensingh District, Mymensingh Division |
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| Coordinates | 24°46′21″N 90°22′59″E / 24.772605°N 90.383191°E |
| Security class | Medium |
| Opened | 1792 |
| Managed by | Bangladesh Jail |
| City | Mymensingh |
| County | Bangladesh |
| Website | prison |
Mymensingh Central Jail (Bengali: ময়মনসিংহ কেন্দ্রীয় কারাগার) is a central jail located in Mymensingh, Bangladesh.[1]
History
[edit]Mymensingh jail was established as a district jail in 1792. Later in 1997 it was upgraded as Central Jail.[1] WA Chowdhury served as the first Jail Superintendent of Bangladesh in Mymensingh Central Jail. Sherpur, Jamalpur, Kishoreganj, Netrokona and Tangail were the sub-jails under this jail. In the early 1800s, this prison was used to house female prisoners. In 1339 Bengali year, a cyclone damaged the tin shed building of the inmate ward of the then prison. In fact, 200 prisoners died in the cyclone.[1]
Infrastructure and capacity
[edit]Mymensingh Central Jail was established on 68 acres of land. Out of this, 59.60 acres are inside the perimeter and 8.40 acres outside.[1] Although the prison has an inmate capacity of 996, it houses more than twice its average capacity.[2][3] As the prison buildings are old and dilapidated, the Ministry of Home Affairs started a project named expansion and modernization of Mymensingh Jail in 2016 with an allocation of Tk 117 crore.[4] As the project work could not be completed within the stipulated time due to various reasons including Corona, it was proposed to increase the cost allocation to more than 200 crores.[3] As a result the duration of the project was extended till June 2022. The project includes construction of two six-storey prison buildings, a 100-bed hospital for male prisoners, separate buildings for female and juvenile prisoners, a multi-storey building for prison guards and a boundary wall.[5]
Notable inmates
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "এক নজরে - ময়মনসিংহ কেন্দ্রীয় কারাগার" (in Bengali). prison.mymensingh.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ Rahman, Arifur (28 September 2024). "New buildings lying idle, prisoners housed in old buildings". Prothom Alo.
- ^ a b "বদলে যাচ্ছে ময়মনসিংহ কেন্দ্রীয় কারাগার" (in Bengali). banglanews24.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "বদলে যাচ্ছে ময়মনসিংহ কেন্দ্রীয় কারাগার" (in Bengali). Bhorer Kagoj. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "ভেঙ্গে ফেলা হচ্ছে ২শ' বছরের ময়মনসিংহ কারাগার" (in Bengali). Daily Janakantha. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Letter to Tajuddin". The Daily Star. 17 March 2020. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023.
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