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Four death row convicts held hour after fleeing Bogura jail

June 27, 2024 12:00:00


The four death row convicts, who escaped from Bogura district jail on Wednesday, but were arrested later. The picture was taken from in front of the Bogura DB office. — Focus Bangla

BOGURA, Jun 26 (UNB): Four death row convicts, who escaped from Bogura district jail, were rearrested within one hour on Wednesday, reports UNB.

The convicts are Nazrul Islam Majnu of Diadanga area in Bhurungamari upazila of Kurigram, Amir Hossain of Fazarkandi village in Madhabdi upazila of Narsingdi, Zakaria son of Abdul Mannan, mayor of Kahaloo municipality in Bogura and Farid Sheikh of Kuturbari Paschimpara area in Bogura.

Sudip Kumar Chakraborty, superintendent of Bogura police, confirmed the arrests of the convicts at a press briefing at his office around 9:30am.

Bogura Deputy Commissioner Md Saiful Islam said they came to know about the escape of jail inmates around 3:55 am.

Later, around 4:30am, they were arrested from Chelopara Bridge area, half kilometer off the jail, he added.


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