Old Dhaka Central Jail

Old Dhaka Central Jail
	Main gate of Dhaka Central Jail, Old Dhaka, Bangladesh
Location	Nazimuddin Road, Chawkbazar, Old Dhaka
Coordinates	23°43′07″N 90°23′53″E / 23.7186°N 90.3981°E
Status	Unknown
Security class	Maximum
Capacity	2,500
Opened	1778
Closed	2016
Former name	Dhaka Central Jail
Managed by	Bangladesh Jail
City	Dhaka
Country	Bangladesh

Dhaka Central Jail was the largest jail in Bangladesh, located in the old section of Dhaka, the country's capital. The jail has been used to house criminals as well as political prisoners, especially during the Language Movement of 1952, the 6 Point Movement, and the Bangladesh War of Independence.

However, the jail earned infamy after the killings of four political leaders — A. H. M. Qamaruzzaman, Tajuddin Ahmad, Syed Nazrul Islam and Captain Muhammad Mansur Ali — on the eve of a military counter-coup on November 3, 1975, against the government of president Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad and army chief Ziaur Rahman, which was in power after August 15 after the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The slain leaders are mourned by many in Bangladesh today, with the date informally known as "Jail killing day."