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| Formation | 1973 |
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| 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 |
| Budget | ৳1360 crore (US$110 million)[1] 2026-2027 |
| Website | 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.[2] Bangladesh Jail falls under its administration which is headed by Inspector General of Prison Brigadier General Syed Muhammad Motahar Hussain.[3]
History
[edit]The headquarters of the department are located in Dhaka Central Jail compound.[4] Since November 1977, the prison departments had been headed by Armed Forces officers with the exception President Abdus Sattar in 1980.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ Islam, Shariful; Kaium, Tousif (13 June 2026). "Home ministry budget rises 14.4%". The Daily Star. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ "Prisons to be brought under security network". The Daily Star. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ↑ "Brig Gen Anisul made new IG Prisons". jagonews24.com. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ↑ "Bombs hurled at Prison head office, BSMMU boss". The Daily Star. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ↑ "The Plight of Prisoners in Bangladesh". The Daily Star. 23 January 2000. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
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