Ranjit Kumar Ghosh, a jailed leader of the banned Awami League, has died while in custody at Kishoreganj District Jail-1. He served as the general secretary of the Chouddasata Union Awami League in Sadar upazila. Police had arrested him in connection with a July movement case and sent him to jail through the court.
On Monday around 10 am, he fell ill, and jail authorities took him to Shaheed Syed Nazrul Islam Medical College Hospital. The attending doctor declared him dead around 10:45 am.
Jail Super Jahanara Begum stated that Ranjit Kumar had been ill for quite some time and was receiving treatment inside the prison hospital. As his condition worsened, he was transferred to an external hospital. Further legal procedures in this regard are currently underway.
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