Prisoner

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Bangladesh

1, 21,630 prisoners get legal assistance at govt costs

The prisoners have got the services through NLAS from 2009 to till September of 2024, said the report published on the organisation's website

Escaped prisoner arrested in Kushtia
Bangladesh

Escaped prisoner arrested in Kushtia

2 escaped prisoners arrested in Sherpur
Bangladesh

2 escaped prisoners arrested in Sherpur

Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). File photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Prisoner dies at DMCH

Arrested Jubo Dal leader Aminur Rahman was treated at National Institute of CardioVascular Diseases (NICVD) while he was still in shackles and chains. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Shackled, cuffed while hospitalised: Jubo Dal leader’s treatment sparks outrage

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Panorama

Rejection, discrimination and suspicion: Ex-convicts open up about life after prison

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with a group of girls who reached the age of puberty in Tehran, Iran February 3, 2023. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS
World+Biz

Iran's supreme leader issues pardon for 'tens of thousands' of prisoners

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Countries with the most prisoners

Efrain Antonio Campo Flores (2nd from L) and Franqui Fancisco Flores de Freitas stand with law enforcement officers in this November 12, 2015 photo after their arrest in Port Au Prince, Haiti. Courtesy of U.S. Attorney's Office Manhattan/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
World+Biz

Venezuela frees seven jailed Americans in swap for two Maduro relatives

US ex-Marine Trevor Reed, who was detained in 2019 and accused of assaulting police officers, is escorted before a court hearing in Moscow, Russia March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva/File Photo
USA

US, Russia swap prisoners Reed and Yaroshenko amid war tensions

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi delivers a speech during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Dushanbe, Tajikistan September 17, 2021. Photo :Reuters
Middle East

Iran appears ready to swap prisoners with US; nuclear deal near

Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar's armed forces, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing attends the IX Moscow conference on international security in Moscow, Russia June 23, 2021. Photo :Reuters
World+Biz

Myanmar junta to pardon 814 prisoners in amnesty

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South Asia

70% foreign prisoners in India await trial, data shows