DHAKA, Jan. 26 -- Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has announced plans to provide employment opportunities within prisons for the protestors injured during the July-August movement.

"Our initiative is aimed at providing them with employment opportunities," he said while speaking to reporters after inspecting the Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj on Sunday.

Responding to a query, the adviser said 700 inmates who escaped from various prisons following the incidents of August 5 remain at large, while the rest have been apprehended.

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He assured that comprehensive measures are being implemented to prevent any future security lapses in prisons. "Any escaped i...