157 foreigners in jails after completion of sentences
Says prison authorities' report
FE REPORT | Monday, 22 January 2024
A total of 157 foreign prisoners are waiting for repatriation after serving conviction for various crimes in different jails across the country, according to a report submitted in the Attorney General's office.
The report prepared by the prison authorities further said among the foreign prisoners 150 are from India, five from Myanmar and one each from Pakistan and Nepal.
And among the 157 prisoners, 19 are women.
Deputy Attorney General Amit Das Gupta said the prison authorities sent the report to the Attorney General's Office on Thursday complying with an order of the HC bench of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Kazi Zinat Hoque.