Bangladesh
Seen in the press
Read our selection of press reports about this country. This is a short description of prison conditions on a national scale. It gives an account of the preceding year’s events.
Bangladesh: hay que liberar a cientos de trabajadores y trabajadoras migrantes en detención arbitraria
This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: Spanish
Bangladesh: Biometric prisoner database to enhance prison management
Bangladesh has developed a biometric-enabled prisoner database management system in partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).Source — BiometricUpdate
Bangladesh: prison breakfast changes after 200 years
Bangladesh authorities have upgraded a 200-year-old colonial-era breakfast menu in all its prisons, an official said Sunday, as part of a reform of the country’s penal system.Source — Daily Sabah
Bangladesh : Footage shows 'prison-like units' built for Rohingya on Bangladesh island
Exclusive footage obtained by the Guardian has revealed the stark concrete camps being built for the Rohingya on a sediment island in Bangladesh, as part of a controversial plan to relocate hundreds of thousands of refugees.Source — The Guardian
Bangladesh : un photographe de presse en prison après les manifestations
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.Source — AFP
Bangladesh: End Disappearances and Secret Detentions
Bangladesh law enforcement authorities have illegally detained hundreds of people since 2013, including scores of opposition activists, and held them in secret detention, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The Bangladesh government should immediately stop this widespread practice o1Source — HRW
Bangladesh: 63 jails have no doctors
On the midnight of April 26, Jahir Uddin complained of severe chest pain at Dhaka Central Jail. The jail authorities decided to take him to DMCH since the hospital inside the jail does not have facilities to tackle any emergency situation.Source — The Daily Star
Bangladesh: life imprisonment means jail for rest of life
The Supreme Court has published the full verdict commuting death sentences of two convicts to life imprisonment, making it clear that they will be imprisoned for the rest of their lives.Source — BD News 24
Bangladesh team visits Academy of Prisons
After a 3-day visit, team plans to take back learnings and set up similar academy at home. A team of prison officials from Bangladesh are on a visit to Academy of Prisons and Correctional Administration (APCA) here to learn about the academy and set up a similar one back home. The nine-member team,1Source — The Hindu
