Prisoner held six days after escaping from DMCH

A prisoner, who escaped from his cell in a Dhaka hospital, has been arrested.

Staff Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 4 Dec 2016, 06:48 AM
Updated : 4 Dec 2016, 06:56 AM

Md Sohel escaped from the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Nov 29, two days after the prison authorities took him there for treatment.

He has been arrested from Dhaka's Keraniganj early on Sunday, said Senior Superintendent Jahangir Kabir of Dhaka Central Jail.

The 42-year-old was serving a two-year term in a narcotics case.

Jail authorities suspended two prison guards over the incident.