2 under-trial prisoners die at DMCH

Two under-trial prisoners of Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Wednesday night.

The deceased were identified as Mohammad Iftekhar Mahmud, 36, son of Mahbub Alam of Pirerbagh in Mirpur, and Mohammad Tofozzal Hossain Palash, 38, son of Ali Hossain of Bagbari under Darus Salam Police Station in the capital.

A prison guard, Aminul Islam, said Iftekhar fell ill inside the jail on September 19. He was taken to DMCH the same day and admitted to the Medicine Department, where he died at around 9:00pm on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, another prison guard, Masum, said Tofozzal suddenly fell ill and became unconscious inside the jail on Wednesday night. He was taken to DMCH at around 10:30pm, where an on-duty doctor declared him dead around an hour later.

The prison authorities did not disclose the charges or cases in which the two men had been detained.
Inspector Md Habibur Rahman, in charge of the DMCH police outpost, said the bodies were kept at the hospital morgue for autopsies.