Dhaka, Oct 13 (V7N) — The government has temporarily declared the MES Building in Dhaka Cantonment as a prison, according to an official notification issued by the Prisons-1 Branch of the Ministry of Home Affairs on Sunday (October 12).

The notification, signed by Md. Hafiz Al Asad, Deputy Secretary of the Security Services Division, stated that the order was made on the direction of the President.

Citing the powers vested under Section 541(1) of the Bangladesh Criminal Procedure Code, 1898, and Section 3(B) of The Prisons Act, 1894 (Act IX of 1894), the notification declared that Building No. 54 (MES), located on the north side of Bashar Road in Dhaka Cantonment, will function as a temporary prison.

The order further mentioned that it was issued with the approval of the appropriate authority and would take immediate effect.

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