Two female militants escaped from Narsingdi jail arrested

Two female militants who escaped from Narsingdi District Jail during the attack and vandalism by miscreants were arrested by Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) Unit. 

The CTTC arrested two female militants Ishrat Jahan Mou and Khadija Parveen Meghla. The CTTC informed journalists about their arrest on Wednesday. 
Meanwhile, 201, out of 826 escaped inmates, have been arrested and surrendered so far. They will be sent to jail again through court, police said.

Amid the quota reform movement, miscreants entered the Narsingdi District Jail breaking its main gate on July 19 last. The miscreants not only burnt the jail during the attack, but also took away all 826 inmates including nine militants breaking the locks of the cells. They also looted 85 arms and some 8,000 rounds of bullet.

Later, the district administration published a notice asking the inmates to surrender. As the situation became somewhat normal, many of the accused started coming at the main gate of Narsingdi jail to surrender. Those who returned to the jail gate claimed that the attackers had forced them to escape from the jail.

Meanwhile, the CTTC unit of police has arrested two women, out of nine militants who escaped from the jail. They are Ishrat Jahan Mou and Khadija Parveen Meghla. 

Narsingdi deputy commissioner Badiul Alam said the convicts who had received short-tern jail sentences are coming back to courts and police stations concerned. They would be sent to the jail through court with the help of the district administration and district lawyers' association.

Meanwhile, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal visited the spot on Tuesday. 

During the visit, he alleged that the attack was carried out to destabilising the country apart from disrupting the development activities.

Meanwhile, the Home Ministry has suspended Narsingdi district jail super and jailer from their posts due to the negligence of duties.

The suspended two officials are district jail super Abul Kalam Azad and jailer Kamrul Islam.

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