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Chattogram Central Jail
Chattogram Central Jail gate in 2024
LocationEast side of Laldighi, Kotwali Thana
Status22°20′14″N 91°50′22″E / 22.337186°N 91.839458°E / 22.337186; 91.839458
Security classMaximum
Opened1885 (1885)
Former nameChittagong Central Jail
Managed byBangladesh Jail
CityChittagong
CountryBangladesh
Websiteprison.chittagong.gov.bd

Chattogram Central Jail (Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম কেন্দ্রীয় কারাগার) is a central jail located on the eastern side of Lal Dighi, Chittagong in Bangladesh. It is the second largest prison in the country by number of inmates.

History

Image of the memorial plaque at the place where Surya Sen was hanged.

The jail was established in 1885 as Chittagong District Jail. Later, it was upgraded as Chittagong Central Jail on 16 September 1999 after the independence of Bangladesh.

On 12 January 1934, Masterda Surya Sen, a revolutionary of the anti-British movement and one of his associates, Tarkeswar Dastidar, were hanged by the British in this Jail.

Infrastructure and capacity

The total area of ​​Chattogram Central Jail is 16.87 acres. The detention capacity here is 1753 people. But there are 9,000 prisoners on average. In 1998, Bangladesh government constructed 6 prison buildings with 5 floors and one cell building with 2 floors namely Padma, Meghna, Yamuna, Karnaphuli, Halda, Sangu. There are various buildings and infrastructures for the convenience of inmates and prison guards. It also has 100 bedded hospital, security cell, male condom cell, DIG prison building, officers quarter etc.

References

  1. "Ctg Central Jail still overstretched". The Daily Star. 2012-01-12. Archived from the original on 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  2. "Number of inmates drops by 1,800 in a month in Chittagong jail". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  3. "চট্টগ্রাম কারাগারের পরিস্থিতি শান্ত, পালাতে পারেনি কোনো কয়েদি: জেল সুপার". The Daily Star. 2024-08-09. Archived from the original on 2024-09-10. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  4. "Chittagong Central Jail inmates attempt to escape". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  5. "Protest erupts in Ctg central jail -". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  6. "চট্টগ্রাম বিভাগীয় কারাগার" (in Bengali). prison.portal.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  7. "এক নজরে - চট্টগ্রাম কেন্দ্রীয় কারাগার". prison.chittagong.gov.bd (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  8. ^ "চট্টগ্রাম কেন্দ্রীয় কারাগার" (in Bengali). prison.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  9. "চট্টগ্রামে চার দিনে ৭৫০ বন্দির মুক্তি" (in Bengali). Daily Jugantor. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  10. ^ "সংরক্ষিত চট্টগ্রাম কারাগার 'অরক্ষিত', অনিয়মই নিয়ম" (in Bengali). banglanews24.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  11. ^ "চট্টগ্রাম কারাগার যেন বন্দি বাণিজ্যকেন্দ্র" (in Bengali). Kaler Kantho. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  12. "2000 prisoners to cram into 1200-men cells on first day". The Daily Star. 2008-04-03. Archived from the original on 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2024-12-21.

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