3 death row inmates attempt jailbreak from Kashimpur prison
Upon interrogation, the inmates admitted to stockpiling the materials in preparation for a possible escape, stating they were waiting for an opportunity.
Three death row inmates at the Kashimpur High Security Central Jail in Gazipur attempted to escape by digging through the prison walls using improvised tools.
Last night (7 August), the prison's Jailer Asadur Rahman filed a case regarding the incident, said Md Salahuddin, officer-in-charge (OC) of Konabari Police Station.
The inmates — Shahadat Hossain of Choubaria in Tangail Sadar, Roni Mahanta of Majina area of Joypurhat, and Nazrul Islam Majnu of Diadanga in Kurigram's Bhurungamari — had collected various materials to facilitate their escape plan, according to prison authorities.
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The OC said all three are sentenced to death.
Investigation is ongoing, including interrogating the accused after taking them into police custody, he added.
According to the case statement, the jailbreak attempt was uncovered on the night of 5 August, around 8:15pm, when Assistant Chief Warden Mokhlesur Rahman, on duty, heard unusual noises coming from Room No 12 on the ground floor of the Tamal building within the prison complex.
Following the incident, a thorough search was conducted the next morning (6 August), during which authorities recovered a cache of items from the room.
These included an iron sheet, two metal rods, a 28-foot rope and a 25-foot belt—both made from blankets—two iron rings, a 10-foot-long pole.
Upon interrogation, the inmates admitted to stockpiling the materials in preparation for a possible escape, stating they were waiting for an opportunity.
Gazipur Additional District Magistrate Salma Khatun said that the prison was inspected after informing the district magistrate and the deputy commissioner.
The current situation in the prison is normal, she added.
