Chittagong Central Jail

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Chattogram Central Jail
File:Chattogram Central Jail Gate 02.jpg
Chattogram Central Jail gate in 2024
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LocationEast side of Laldighi, Kotwali Thana
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Security classMaximum
Opened1885 (1885)
Former nameChittagong Central Jail
Managed byBangladesh Jail
CityChittagong
CountryBangladesh
Websiteprison.chittagong.gov.bd

Chattogram Central Jail (Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম কেন্দ্রীয় কারাগার) is a central jail located on the eastern side of Lal Dighi, Chittagong[1] in Bangladesh.[2][3] It is the second largest prison in the country by number of inmates.[4][5]

History

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File:Hangplatformstone.jpg
Image of the memorial plaque at the place where Surya Sen was hanged.

The jail was established in 1885 as Chittagong District Jail. Later, it was upgraded as Chittagong Central Jail on 16 September 1999 after the independence of Bangladesh.[6][7]

On 12 January 1934, Masterda Surya Sen, a revolutionary of the anti-British movement and one of his associates, Tarakeswar Dastidar, were hanged by the British in this Jail.[8]

Infrastructure and capacity

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The total area of Chattogram Central Jail is 16.87 acres.[8][9] The detention capacity here is 1753 people. But there are 9,000 prisoners on average.[10][11] In 1998, Bangladesh government constructed 6 prison buildings with 5 floors and one cell building with 2 floors namely Padma, Meghna, Yamuna, Karnaphuli, Halda, Sangu.[10][11] There are various buildings and infrastructures for the convenience of inmates and prison guards.[12] It also has 100 bedded hospital, security cell, male condom cell, DIG prison building, officers quarter etc.[8]

References

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