News Desk :The High Court has ordered authorities to send 157 foreign nationals who have served their time in prisons across Bangladesh to their home countries. On Jan 21, the Department of Prisons sent a report to the High Court saying 157 foreign citizens who already completed serving jail sentences for committing different offences were waiting to be deported. Lawyer Bibhuti moved the High Court on Jan 11 on the foreign inmates who already served their terms. The court heard the petition on Jan 15 and asked for a list of the foreign nationals in prison. As the convict already served the jail term, the superintendent of the Moulvibazar Jail was ordered to send him back to India.

Source: bd News24 March 01, 2024 01:38 UTC