Probe mason Khaleque's death in custody, demand protesters

Construction workers bring out a procession in Tangail town yesterday demanding probe into mason Khaleque's death in custody on Monday. PHOTO: STAR

Construction workers brought out a procession in the town yesterday, demanding proper investigation into the death of an under trial prisoner, in the district jail on Monday.
Prisoner abdul Khaleque was a mason by profession.
The workers also submitted a memorandum to the deputy commissioner and superintendent of police in this regard.
Meanwhile, the leaders of the district workers' federation also came up with the same demand at a press conference in the town.
Among others, chief adviser of the federation Abdus Sabur Bir Bikram, general secretary of district truck workers' association Bala Miah and general secretary of district construction workers' association, were present.
On May 30 this year, sub-inspector Anisur Rahman of Santosh Police outpost arrested mason Abdul Khaleque, 50, in a robbery case.  He was then produced before a court which sent him to jail on Sunday.
Khaleque took his life by hanging himself from a pipe of the jail toilet early Monday, said the jail superintendent Abu Mohammad Fattah.
However, family members alleged that Khaleque died due to torture by police and no case was filed against him with any police station in the district.
Following the incident, district construction workers' association went on an indefinite strike, protesting the death of Khaleque.