Ranjit Kumar Ghosh, an imprisoned leader of the banned Awami League, has died while being held at Kishoreganj District Jail-1.
He was rushed to the Shaheed Syed Nazrul Islam Medical College and Hospital in Kishoreganj at around 10:00 AM on Monday (November 9), where the on-duty physician declared him dead shortly after arrival.
The deceased, Ranjit Kumar Ghosh, served as the general secretary of the Chouddashat Union Awami League in Kishoreganj Sadar upazila.
Read nextBanned Awami League Leader Masud Rana Arrested in Sherpur Under Special Powers ActAccording to multiple sources within Kishoreganj District Jail-1, Ranjit Kumar had been detained in prison for the past few months. On Monday morning, after falling ill, prison authorities transferred him to the hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead at approximately 10:45 AM.
Confirming the incident, Kishoreganj District Jail-1 Jail Super Jahanara Begum stated that Ranjit Kumar had been ailing for quite some time and was receiving treatment from the prison hospital. When his condition worsened on Monday morning, he was rushed to an external hospital for advanced medical care, where attending doctors declared him dead.
She added that necessary legal procedures regarding the death are currently underway.
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Reported by Nazrul Islam Khairul, Kishoreganj Correspondent • Edited by the Daily Best News desk. Send corrections to [email protected].
