Foreigners languish in Bangladeshi jails

More than 1,000 foreign prisoners, including Indians, continue to languish in Bangladeshi jails despite the end of their terms.

"These people have been a terrible burden for us as we are struggling hard to arrange accommodation for 86,000 inmates," Inspector General of Prison Brigadier General Zakir Hasan said.

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Of the prisoners, the report claimed, 400 are from Myanmar, 200 from India and the rest came from Pakistan, Nigeria, Malaysia, Tanzania, Nepal, Ghana and Saudi Arabia and most of them were jailed for charges like drug trafficking and trespassing.

Eight of the prisoners are women.

News via PTI