The transfer began at 6am and ended at 10am Friday, said Madaripur District Jailer Shankar Kumar Majumder. The old prison building near the Madaripur Police Line was built in 1948 with the capacity to hold maximum 110 inmates. The decision to build a new prison with the capacity to hold 350 inmates was taken during the term of the previous government. The building was supervised by the Public Works Department, and cost around Tk 320 million, said Madaripur Jail Superintendent Shahidul Islam. “‘Though it has a capacity to hold 350 inmates, the cells of the new prison are much more spacious.

Source: bd News24 February 01, 2019 07:41 UTC