Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- The interim government has temporarily declared a building in the Dhaka Cantonment as a prison.

The Ministry of Home Affairs issued a notification in this regard on Sunday.

The notice, signed by Deputy Secretary of the Security Services Division Md Hafiz Al Asad, said that under the powers of Section 541(1) of the Bangladesh Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 and Section 3(B) of The Prisons Act, 1894 (IX of 1894), the "MES" Building No. 54, located on the north side of Bashar Road in the Dhaka Cantonment, has been temporarily declared as a prison.

The announcement has been issued with the approval of the appropriate authorities and will take effect immediately, the notice said.

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