Prisoner dies in Kashimpur jail

A prisoner, sentenced to life behind bars, died in Kashimpur Central Jail on Saturday.

Nizam Uddin, 42, was sentenced to life imprisonment in a murder case and had been in prison since 2012, jail superintendent Shafikul Islam said.

"The prisoner was suffering from severe chest pain in the morning. Then he was taken to the hospital and was declared dead at 7:45am."