Department of Prison

Bangladeshi ministry department

Department of Prison

Formation| 1973
Headquarters| Dhaka, Bangladesh

Region served

| Bangladesh

Official language

| Bengali

Inspector General of Prison

| Brigadier General Syed Muhammad Motahar Hussain

Additional Inspector General of Prisons

| Colonel Sheikh Sujaur Rahman
Website| Department of Prison

Department of Prison is a department of the Ministry of Home Affairs responsible for the management and security of prisons in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] Bangladesh Jail falls under its administration which is headed by Inspector General of Prison Brigadier General Syed Muhammad Motahar Hussain.[2]

## History

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The headquarters of the department are located in Dhaka Central Jail compound.[3] Since November 1977, the prison departments had been headed by Armed Forces officers with the exception President Abdus Sattar in 1980.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Prisons to be brought under security network". The Daily Star. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
2. ^ jagonews24.com. "Brig Gen Anisul made new IG Prisons". jagonews24.com. Retrieved 27 November 2021.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
3. ^ "Bombs hurled at Prison head office, BSMMU boss". The Daily Star. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
4. ^ "The Plight of Prisoners in Bangladesh". The Daily Star. 23 January 2000. Retrieved 22 September 2017.

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