Narinjara News
154 Foreigners
including Burmese nationals in Bangladeshi jail
Dhaka, 19th July
03: There are 154 foreign prisoners lingering in a Bangladeshi jail
about one hundred kilometres southeast to the capital
Dhaka. Due to legal complexities arising from disinclination of the
relevant governments their prison terms have been protracted though their
prison terms expired a number of years ago, reported BSS.
Of the total prisoners 76 persons are from
Most foreign prisoners were arrested in connection with illegal entry, illegal
fishing and cross-border smuggling.
The jail authorities have sent several letters but the respective governments
have never answered them, the report said. The non-cooperation on part of
the neighbouring governments in this regard has not only delayed the release of
the prisoners but also put extra pressure on the capacity of the jail
authorities to keep them in prison. #