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A prisoner in Kishoreganj District Jail died while undergoing treatment at a hospital, a day after securing bail in two cases.
The deceased, Ranjit Ghosh, died at Shaheed Syed Nazrul Islam Medical College Hospital around 10:45am on Monday. He was expected to be released from jail that day following a bail order issued on Sunday.
Ranjit was the son of late Jitendra Ghosh of Jinarail village in Choudoshat Union under Kishoreganj Sadar upazila. He was reportedly the general secretary of the Choudoshat Union Awami League.
According to available information, two cases had been filed against him under the Anti-Terrorism Act with Kishoreganj Sadar Police Station. One was filed in June this year and the other in August.
According to jail authorities, Ranjit suddenly fell ill at around 9:40am on Monday. Following advice from the assistant surgeon at the jail hospital, he was rushed by ambulance to Shaheed Syed Nazrul Islam Medical College Hospital.
He was admitted around 10am and later transferred to the male medicine ward, where he died at approximately 10:45am while receiving treatment.
His body has been kept at the hospital morgue.