An exhibition titled 'মৃত্যুদণ্ড থেকে বেঁচে ফেরা' has opened at the Nalini Kanta Bhattasali Display Gallery of the National Museum, showcasing the lives of individuals who were sentenced to death but later proven innocent. The exhibition, which began on Monday afternoon, features photographs by Moshfiqur Rahman Johan, who has been observing the lives of 13 such families since 2022. The exhibition also includes letters, medical documents, and other relevant materials. It will run until June 15 and is open to the public from 10:30 AM to 5:30 PM on Saturdays to Wednesdays, and from 2:30 PM to 7:30 PM on Thursdays and Fridays.
Exhibition Details
The exhibition does not have any formal inauguration. It features photographs of individuals who were sentenced to death but later proven innocent after a long legal battle. The exhibition also includes photographs of the condemned cells, the central jail in Dhaka's Nazira Bazar, and the gallows. The exhibition is curated by photographer Hadi Uddin.
Background and Purpose
Moshfiqur Rahman Johan stated that the exhibition aims to highlight the delays in the country's judicial system, false cases, and police torture, and to raise public awareness about these issues. According to a survey by the non-governmental organization 'Odhikar', there are currently over 2,600 people in the country's jails who have been sentenced to death. The judicial process is so slow that 560 of them have been in condemned cells for more than 15 years. From 2009 to 2025, the death sentences of 47 people were carried out.
