Nationwide ‘security alert’ ordered for Bangladesh jails

DHAKA: Bangladesh ordered an intensified security vigil for 68 jails across the country after warnings of possible terror attacks in the wake of a nationwide clampdown

DHAKA: Bangladesh ordered an intensified security vigil for 68 jails across the country after warnings of possible terror attacks in the wake of a nationwide clampdown on militants, senior officials said on Saturday. Inspector general of prisons Brigadier General Syed Iftekhar Uddin said an intelligence report had warned a possible attack would attempt to destabilise the country.

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