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Chittagong Central Jail

Chattogram Central Jail () is a central jail located on the eastern side of Lal Dighi, Chittagong in Bangladesh. In terms of inmates, it is the second-largest jail in the country.

History

Originally known as the Chittagong District Jail, it was founded in 1885. Following Bangladesh's independence, it was later renamed Chittagong Central Jail on September 16, 1999.

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

Infrastructure and capacity

The total area of Chattogram Central Jail is 16.87 acres. The detention capacity here is 1753 people. But there are 9,000 prisoners on average. In 1998, Bangladesh government constructed 6 prison buildings with 5 floors and one cell building with 2 floors namely Padma, Meghna, Jamuna, Karnaphuli, Halda, Sangu. It also has 100 bedded hospital.

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