Kusthia District Jail (Bengali: কুষ্টিয়া জেলা কারাগার) is a district jail in Kushtia District, Bangladesh. The jail was established in 1968 in Kushtia and currently managed by Bangladesh Jail.[1]
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| Opened | 1968[1] |
|---|---|
| Managed by | Bangladesh Jail |
| Warden | 210 |
| Street address | Ram Chandra Roy Chowdhury Road |
| City | Kushtia |
| Postal code | 7000 |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Website | prison |
Organizational structure
editThere are 03 divisions under 01 Jail Superintendent.
- General Section
- Jail Super 01 person
- Deputy district 02 people
- Sergeant Instructor 01
- Chief prison guard 02 people
- 10 chief jailers
- The number of prison guard posts is 176
- Kara assistant cum-computer 02 people
- 15 assistant chief jailers
- Matron 01 person
- Assistant Matron 02
- 02 assistant surgeons
- 1 teacher
- 01 cook
- 5 cleaning staff
- Medical Department
- 01 assistant surgeon
- Diploma Nurse 01
- 02 pharmacists
- 01 driver
- Production department
- Accountant 01 person
- Taylor 01
Prisoner escape
editOn August 7, 2024, at 2:30 PM, some prisoners broke through the main gate of the prison and escaped.[2] According to various media reports, 40-50 prisoners escaped.[3] But the District Commissioner said 12-13 accused escaped.[4]
25-30 prison guards were injured in this attack by miscreants. 50-60 men led by the miscreant chief attacked the prison guards. Prison guards fired rubber bullets to bring the situation under control. Such attacks are carried out by miscreants during the change of duty of prison guards.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Kushtia District jail at a glance". Bangladesh National Portal-Kushtia District jail. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ Kushtia representative (2024-08-07). "Prisoners escape from Kushtia District Jail". Dhaka Times. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ own reporter, Kushtia (2024-08-07). "A few prisoners escaped from the Kushtia jail, the army took control". Doynik Prothom Aloo. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ Kushtia representative (2024-08-07). "More than half a hundred convicts escaped from Kushtia District Jail". Kalbela. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ own reporter, Kushtia (2024-08-07). "Hundreds of prisoners including Chhatra League leaders escape from Kushtia jail". Kaler Konttho. Retrieved 2024-08-07.