Print version| Country | BANGLADESH | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministry responsible | Ministry of Home Affairs | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Contact address | Nazimuddin Road, Dhaka, 1100, Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone/fax/website | Web: www.prison.gov.bd |
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| Head of prison administration
(and title) |
(Brigadier general) Zakir Hasan
Inspector General of Prisons |
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| Prison population total
(including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) |
72,104
at 16.4.2013 (Official sources quoted in Financial Express) |
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| Prison population rate
(per 100,000 of national population) |
42
based on an estimated national population of 170.58 million at April 2013 (from United Nations figures) |
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| Pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
68.3%
(December 2012) |
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| Female prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
3.5%
(December 2012) |
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| Juveniles / minors / young prisoners
incl. definition (percentage of prison population) |
0.4%
(19.9.2008 - under 18) |
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| Foreign prisoners
(percentage of prison population) |
0.1%
(December 2012) |
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| Number of establishments /
institutions |
68
(2012) |
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| Official capacity of prison system | 33,570
(16.4.2013) |
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| Occupancy level (based on official
capacity) |
214.8%
(16.4.2013) |
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| Recent prison population trend
(year, prison population total, prison population rate) |
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