prisoners

Anwar Hossain after being held by DB officials on 7 May 2025. Photo: TBS
Crime

Another prisoner who escaped police custody at Chattogram court arrested

On 29 April, Anwar Hossain and another prisoner, Md Iqbal Hossain Imon — an accused in a murder case — escaped police custody while being transferred to a prison van in the Chattogram court area...

Palestinian militants surround hostage Arbel Yehoud, held in Gaza since the deadly 7 October 2023 attack, on the day they hand her over to members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, 30 January 2025. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Israel releases Palestinian prisoners after delay over chaotic hostage handover

An ambulance believed to be carrying hostages released as part of a deal between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, drives near the Israel-Gaza border, in Israel November 26, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Hamas-Israel war

Egypt receives lists for 13 Israelis and 39 Palestinians for release today

File photo of Satkhira District Jail/Akramul Islam
Bangladesh

Prisoners double in Satkhira jail 'as political cases pile up'

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By The Numbers

Countries with the most prisoners

FILE PHOTO: The United Nations logo is seen on a window in an empty hallway at United Nations headquarters during the 75th annual U.N. General Assembly high-level debate, which is being held mostly virtually due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in New York, U.S., September 21, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
Europe

Both Russia and Ukraine tortured prisoners of war, UN says

Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

BSF lets Bangladeshis with clean record return home as Indian prisons overflow

In 2015, more than 18,000 were freed while last year the figure was 3,000. The country typically never releases activists. — AFP pic
South Asia

Vietnam to free 2,500 prisoners in independence amnesty

A staff member removes the Iranian flag from the stage after a group picture with foreign ministers and representatives of the U.S., Iran, China, Russia, Britain, Germany, France and the European Union during the Iran nuclear talks at the Vienna International Center in Vienna, Austria July 14, 2015. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
World+Biz

Iran ready to swap prisoners, urges US to free jailed Iranians -Fars

Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei, head of Iran’s Judiciary. Photo: Collected
Middle East

Iran Christian prisoners get rare 10-day holiday leave

Chattogram Central Jail. File Photo: UNB
Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Vaccination to prisoners begins in Chattogram

Dhaka Central Jail. Photo: BSS
Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Prisoners to be vaccinated

TBS Sketch of Fahad Bin Siddique
Thoughts

We should be concerned about the prisoners’ human rights in Bangladesh