After recent militant attacks in Sholakia and Gulshan, Sirajganj Jail has been on high alert with eight islamist militants put in the prison house.
According to local sources, strong security has been beefed up at the jail following the order of higher authorites after the terrorist attack around the country including Sholakia and Gulshan.
The jail sources said the motives of the relatives of the militants had been observed who came to meet with them at the jail gate.
CCTV cameras have been set up in the jail and outside. The visitors are checked strongly and they have to submit their photoes and national ID cards to the jail authority.
Following the terrorist attack across the country in 2015, Mahmudul Hasan, Motaleb Hossen, Maruf Foisal of Char Sonagasa under Sadar upazila, Sohail Hossain of Sahangacha village, Sultan Mahmud of Bheomara village Hazrat Ali of Boroitala village of Kazipur upazila and Amzad Hossain of Raghambaria village of Ullapara upazila had been kept prison.
On Tuesday, Imam Ataullah Tareke, brother-in-law of militant Tariqul Islam who was killed while he was making bombs, had been kept in the jail.
Jail Super Al Mamun said tide security had been beefed up as the country was at the risk of militant attack.
Only parents of the militants are allowed to meet with the prisoners, he added.
Special securites have been taken while the prisoners are taken from one jail to another jail.
When the visitors meet their men at the jail gate, detective branch of police stand by them.
The jail sources said the prisoners more than five times higher had been kept in the jail. Now there are 1,060 criminals including suspected militants in the prison house where it has the capcity of 200.
Mamun said the government should extent the house. He also emphasised for more jail staffs.