Kashimpur Central Jail
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| Location | Kashimpur, Gazipur Sadar Upazila, Gazipur District |
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| Coordinates | 24°00′14″N 90°18′51″E / 24.0040°N 90.3142°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Maximum |
| Opened | 2001 |
| Managed by | Bangladesh Jail |
| Director | Aminul Islam |
| Website | |
Kashimpur Central Jail (Bengali: কাশিমপুর কেন্দ্রীয় কারাগার[1][2]), also known as Kashimpur Prison or Kashimpur Jail,[3] is a major high-security correctional facility located at Kashimpur union in the Gazipur district of Bangladesh.[4][5] It is one of the largest and most well-known prisons in the country, as well as one of the biggest prisons in Asia.[6]
It was originally constructed in 2001[7] as an expansion to Dhaka Central Jail.[8] Kashimpur Jail comprises two separate complexes, known as Kashimpur Central Jail-1 and Kashimpur Central Jail-2.[9][10] These complexes are situated adjacent to each other and are often collectively referred to as Kashimpur Central Jail. The two complexes house both male and female prisoners.[7][11]
Kashimpur Central Jail-1 primarily detains male inmates. Although Kashimpur Central Jail-2 is primarily designated for female prisoners, it houses male inmates as well.[12][13] It has condemn cells, where convicts who are awaiting execution are kept.[14] Both complexes have separate sections for different categories of prisoners, including those awaiting trial, convicted prisoners, and prisoners with special circumstances. It also holds foreign prisoners.[15] The jail facilitates and executes death sentences by hanging.[16][17][18][19]
Administration
[edit]- Superintendent: Main Uddin (as of September 2024)[20]
History
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In August 2020, an inmate, Abu Bakar Siddik, of the Kashimpur Central Jail-2 in Gazipur escaped prison using a self-made ladder. He exited through the main gate of the Brahmaputra Bhaban. The investigation committee found jail officials had showed negligence. The jail superintendent Jahanara Begum had her salary suspended for a year and later transferred to the Mymensingh jail as the superintendent.[21]
During 2024 Bangladesh non-cooperation movement, 209 prisoners scaled the walls and fled from the prison on 6 August 2024.[22] During the escape, the security guards fired shots and killed 6 prisoners, including 3 militants convicted over the 2016 Holey Artisan Bakery attack.[23] Later, Senior Jail Superintendent Subrata Kumar Bala was withdrawn in connection with the escape and he was replaced by Main Uddin.[20] Rapid Action Battalion arrested Emdadul Haque, a death row convict, 27 days after the escape.[22]
Notable inmates
[edit]- Motiur Rahman Nizami, a war criminal executed in 2016[24]
- Sweden Aslam, a gangster, during 2014–2024
References
[edit]- ^ কাশিমপুর কারাগারের নতুন জেলার রিতেশ চাকমা. Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ কাশিমপুর কারাগারের সেই ২ কর্মকর্তা বরখাস্ত. The Daily Star (in Bengali). 2021-02-05. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "Death row inmate ends life in Kashimpur jail". The Business Standard. 2022-06-08. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "Two inmates die in Kashimpur prison". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
Two inmates have died after falling sick at the Kashimpur High-Security Prison in Gazipur.
- ^ "Prisoner dies in Kashimpur Jail". Risingbd.com. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "Kasimpur Central Jail | prison". Wikimapia. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ a b কাশিমপুর কারাগার [Kasimpur Jail]. prison.portal.gov.bd. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "Dhaka Central Jail". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "Jail". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
Besides, the construction of another two central jails (Dhaka Central Jail Part I and Dhaka Central Jail Part II) has already been completed at Kashimpur in Gazipur district.
- ^ কারাগারে নারীর সঙ্গে আসামি: ডেপুটি জেলারসহ তিনজন ... (somoynews.tv)
- ^ কাশিমপুর মহিলা কারাগারে নারী বন্দির মৃত্যু. jagonews24.com (in Bengali).
- ^ "Women Central Jail". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "'Torturing Inmate': Papia moved to Cumilla jail". The Daily Star. 2023-07-04. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "Mobile phone seized from a convict at Kashimpur jail". Prothom Alo. 2022-01-08. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ^ কাশিমপুর কারাগারে বন্দিদের ঈদ: ছিল বিশেষ খাবার, নতুন পোশাক. jagonews24.com (in Bengali).
- ^ "Man executed in Kashimpur jail". New Age. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "Death-row inmate hanged in Kashimpur jail". The Daily Star. 2023-01-09. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "JMB member executed at Kashimpur jail". The Business Standard. 2021-07-16. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "Bangladesh hangs Jamaat-e-Islami stalwart Mir Quasem Ali for 1971 war crimes". The Economic Times. 2016-09-03. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ a b "19 hurt in prison escape attempts". The Daily Star. 2024-08-09. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ Islam, Rozina (2024-07-02). "Investigation on jailbreaks, punishment only transfer". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ a b bdnews24.com. "Death row convict, who escaped from Kashimpur jail after Hasina's fall, is arrested". Death row convict, who escaped from Kashimpur jail after Hasina's. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "209 prisoners escape from Kashimpur jail, 6 killed". Dhaka Tribune. 2024-08-07. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- ^ "Family meets Nizami at Kashimpur jail". Daily Sun. 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2024-09-04.