A prisoner identified as Md. Mojid Ali (68) died while being taken to Dhaka Medical College (DMCH) Hospital after falling ill at Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj. The incident occurred late Wednesday night.
Incident Details
According to prison sources, Mojid Ali suddenly fell ill inside the jail around midnight. Following the prison authority's instruction, he was taken to the emergency department of DMCH around 1:00 AM. The on-duty doctor examined him and declared him dead.Inspector Md. Habibur Rahman, in-charge of the DMCH hospital police outpost, told Prothom Alo, "The body has been kept at the hospital morgue for autopsy."
The police official said it was not immediately known in which case he was imprisoned.
Context
Reports indicate that 300 prisoners have died while being taken to hospitals over the past 5 years and 9 months. This latest death has once again raised questions about the quality of medical care provided to inmates in prisons.Authorities said the exact cause of death will be known once the autopsy is completed.
