Prisoner dies in Barisal

UNB, Barisal
A prisoner serving life term imprisonment for murder at Barisal central jail, died at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital early Sunday. Superintendent of Barisal central jail said Abdul Wahab, 65, was imprisoned in 2002 and he had been suffering from paralysis since last three years. Prayer for pardoning his conviction on medical grounds was rejected by home ministry recently and he was admitted to the SBMCH on March 25 after his condition deteriorated. His body was handed over to his relatives Sunday afternoon after autopsy, the jail super informed.