Kashimpur Central Jail
Kashimpur Central Jail (Bengali: কাশিমপুর কেন্দ্রীয় কারাগার[1][2]), also known as Kashimpur Prison or Kashimpur Jail,[3] is a major high-security correctional facility located at Kashimpur union in the Gazipur district of Bangladesh.[4][5] It is one of the largest and most well-known prisons in the country, as well as one of the biggest prisons in Asia.[6]
It was originally constructed in 2001[7] as an expansion to Dhaka Central Jail.[8] Kashimpur Jail comprises two separate complexes, known as Kashimpur Central Jail-1 and Kashimpur Central Jail-2.[9][10] These complexes are situated adjacent to each other and are often collectively referred to as Kashimpur Central Jail. The two complexes house both male and female prisoners.[7][11] The current deputy jailer of the prison is Aminul Islam.[12]
Kashimpur Central Jail-1 primarily detains male inmates. Although Kashimpur Central Jail-2 is primarily designated for female prisoners, it houses male inmates as well.[13][14] It has condemn cells, where convicts who are awaiting execution are kept.[15] Both complexes have separate sections for different categories of prisoners, including those awaiting trial, convicted prisoners, and prisoners with special circumstances. It also holds foreign prisoners.[16] The jail facilitates and executes death sentences by hanging.[17][18][19][20]
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- ^ কাশিমপুর কারাগারের নতুন জেলার রিতেশ চাকমা. Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ কাশিমপুর কারাগারের সেই ২ কর্মকর্তা বরখাস্ত. The Daily Star (in Bengali). 2021-02-05. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "Death row inmate ends life in Kashimpur jail". The Business Standard. 2022-06-08. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "Two inmates die in Kashimpur prison". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
Two inmates have died after falling sick at the Kashimpur High-Security Prison in Gazipur.
- ^ "Prisoner dies in Kashimpur Jail". Risingbd.com. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "Kasimpur Central Jail | prison". Wikimapia. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ a b কাশিমপুর কারাগার [Kasimpur Jail]. prison.portal.gov.bd. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "Dhaka Central Jail". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "Jail". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
Besides, the construction of another two central jails (Dhaka Central Jail Part I and Dhaka Central Jail Part II) has already been completed at Kashimpur in Gazipur district.
- ^ কারাগারে নারীর সঙ্গে আসামি: ডেপুটি জেলারসহ তিনজন ... (somoynews.tv)
- ^ কাশিমপুর মহিলা কারাগারে নারী বন্দির মৃত্যু. jagonews24.com (in Bengali).
- ^ "Journalist Samsuzzaman shifted to Kashimpur jail". Prothom Alo. 2023-04-01. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "Women Central Jail". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "'Torturing Inmate': Papia moved to Cumilla jail". The Daily Star. 2023-07-04. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "Mobile phone seized from a convict at Kashimpur jail". Prothom Alo. 2022-01-08. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ^ কাশিমপুর কারাগারে বন্দিদের ঈদ: ছিল বিশেষ খাবার, নতুন পোশাক. jagonews24.com (in Bengali).
- ^ "Man executed in Kashimpur jail". New Age. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "Death-row inmate hanged in Kashimpur jail". The Daily Star. 2023-01-09. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "JMB member executed at Kashimpur jail". The Business Standard. 2021-07-16. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ "Bangladesh hangs Jamaat-e-Islami stalwart Mir Quasem Ali for 1971 war crimes". The Economic Times. 2016-09-03. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2023-07-04.