A glimpse into old Dhaka jail history

Publish : 28 Oct 2016, 11:31 PMUpdate : 28 Oct 2016, 11:36 PM

A Kamini tree in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum set up inside the old jail premises at Alauddin Road in Old Dhaka. The tree was once planted by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman himself during the 60s while he was jailed here as a political prisoner Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune

Front view of the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum established inside the old jail premises at Najimuddin Road in Old Dhaka Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune

A portion of the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum established inside the old jail premises at Alauddin Road in Old Dhaka Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune

A gallery of the Bangabandhu Memorial Meseum established inside the old jail premises at Alauddin Road in Old Dhaka, showcasing daily essentials Sheikh Mujibur Rahman used while he was jailed here as a political prisoner during the 60s Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune

Entrance to a section of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum. The section particularly preserves and showcases different daily essentials used by four national leaders Syed Nazrul Islam, Tajuddin Ahmed, M Mansoor Ali and AHM Quamruzzaman who were brutally killed at this same spot inside the jail on November 3, 1975 Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune

A gallery of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum showcasing daily essentials used by four national leaders Syed Nazrul Islam, Tajuddin Ahmed, M Mansoor Ali and AHM Quamruzzaman who were brutally killed at this same spot inside the jail on November 3, 1975 Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune

A section of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum that particularly preserves and showcases different daily essentials used by four national leaders Syed Nazrul Islam, Tajuddin Ahmed, M Mansoor Ali and AHM Quamruzzaman who were brutally killed at this same spot inside the jail on November 3, 1975 Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune

A section of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum that preserves and showcases different daily essentials used by M Mansoor Ali, one of the four national leaders who were brutally killed at this same spot inside the jail on November 3, 1975 Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune