Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- The government has decided to release 37 prisoners who were sentenced to life imprisonment or more than 30 years in murder cases, having served at least 20 years with concessions.

An office order (no 143) in this regard was issued today (Tuesday), BSS reports.

It will come into effect within the next one to two days, according to the Department of Prisons.

Assistant Inspector General of Prisons (Development), Prisons Headquarters, Dhaka Md. Jannat-ul Farhad confirmed the development to BSS.

A high-level committee of the Home Ministry has finalized the list of prisoners.

The Department of Prisons confirmed that the list was prepared based on the recommendations from district prisons.

The decision to release these 37 ...