Inspector Now not new of Prisons Brig Gen Syed Md Motaher Hossain said at the modern time (17 September). that around 900 out of the two,000 prisoners who escaped from prisons are serene at mammoth.
“After the autumn of the Awami League executive due to the mass uprising on 5 August, there was as soon as chaos and mutiny in loads of prisons across the country,” he said at some stage in a press briefing on security points at the Division of Prisons in Dhaka.
He added, “The uprising concerned attacks on eight prisons nationwide, leading to the mosey of about 2,000 prisoners and the theft of 94 firearms. 900 prisoners remain at mammoth up to now, and 29 firearms are serene missing.”
“Amongst the escaped prisoners were militants, death row inmates, and other folks serving life sentences. Of those, nine were militants. Many were caught, but 282 other folks were injured at some stage within the attacks on the prisons, and eight cases were filed connected to the incidents,” he famed.
He said before the uprising, the country’s penal complicated system was as soon as working at double its ability. The total ability of the prisons is 42,000, but as of 5 August, the need of inmates had risen to 70,000. Currently, the need of prisoners is around 50,000.
Concerning the Division Set up in prison, he said, “Following the uprising, nine of the arrested outdated-usual MPs and ministers were granted division situation. Division Set up is on hand for executive officials.
“For outdated-usual MPs and ministers, division is both ordered by the court docket or requested in my thought and is then granted arena to the approval of the penal complicated administration. Nine other folks enjoy got division situation up to now, with loads of more purposes serene in process”
“There would possibly be now not always a denying the existence of irregularities and corruption within the prisons. Since taking situation of commercial, I indubitably enjoy taken the topic significantly. Some officials enjoy already been known, and investigations are ongoing with the cooperation of various executive companies,” the DG prisons persisted.
Earlier in a written assertion, he outlined efforts to modernise the penal complicated system, including workers coaching, addressing seniority points, and bettering efficiency in promotions.
