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Under-trial prisoner dies

5 October 2009, 17:00 PM

NATIONAL

Our Correspondent, Kushtia

An under-trial prisoner died at Kushtia General Hospital . Police said, Aser Ali, 40, son of Shamsuddin of Boaldah in Sadar upazila was arrested on September 17 from his house on charge of drug peddling and later sent to jail. He felt serious pain in his chest at about 9:30pm on Saturday night and was rushed to Kushtia General Hospital where on-duty doctors declared him dead after half an hour of his admission. Police said Aser was a cardiac patient. He was arrested twice earlier for drug peddling.