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An under-trial prisoner named Chan Mia Fakir, 50, has died while eating breakfast at Bagerhat District Jail. When he suddenly fell ill on Friday morning, he was taken to Bagerhat 250-bed District Hospital, where the on-duty doctor declared him dead.
Chan Mia Fakir was the son of Helal Uddin Fakir of Uttar Fulhata village in Morrelganj upazila. He was an accused in a sabotage case.
Jail sources said breakfast was served to the under-trial prisoners at around 7:45am on Friday. He suddenly fell ill while eating breakfast sitting in his own ward. Prison guards then rescued him and rushed him to the hospital, and the doctor declared him dead after examination.
The post-mortem examination of his body was completed at the morgue of Bagerhat 250-bed District Hospital on Friday afternoon. The jail authorities later handed the body over to the family.
Jail sources said Morrelganj thana police arrested Chan Mia in a sabotage case on 25 September and he was sent to Bagerhat District Jail the following day.
Confirming the death, Mostafa Kamal, jail superintendent of Bagerhat District Jail, said he was rushed to the hospital when he suddenly fell ill while eating breakfast and the doctor there declared him dead. The actual cause of death will be known once the post-mortem report is received.
