he Bogambara prison is no more

The government has decided to permanently close the country's oldest and the second largest prison established by the British colonial rulers in the 19th century.

tod ysáfha uu ú;rhs'''.skak fj,dfõ ug .kak u;la jqfKa f*daka tl;a uf.a yEkaâ nE.a tl;a ú;rhs

n;a;ruq,af,a§ .skakg ueÈ jQ Wudßhd isxyjxY ìysiqKq w;aoelSu fy<s lrhs

uu;a msÉpqK njla ldgj;a lshkak .sfha kE'''
wka;sfï b;=refjkafka wms lrk fyd| ú;rhs''

ñksiaiqkag lror lshk foaj,a fjkafka fkdys;mq fkdis;+ fj,djl lsõfjd jerÈ kE' ta jf.a fkdis;+ lrohlg rgu wdorh lrk ckm%sh .dhk Ys,amskshla jk Wudßhd isxyjxYg uqyqK mEug isÿjqKd' ta miq.sh ui 11 jkod n;a;ruq,a, me,j;a; m%foaYfha msysá frÈ ms<s fj<| ie,l we;sjQ .skakg ueÈùuhs'

tu .skak we;sjQ f.dvke.s,a,g hdno f.dvke.s,af,a ;uhs Wudrdf.a lvyඬ mx;s mj;ajdf.k hk ñhqisla iagqäfhda tl ;snqfka' .skak me;sr hdu ksid iagqäfhda tlg;a f,dl= ydkshla isÿ ù ;snqKd' fï yskaod weh miq.sh ojiaj, f.dvla m%Yakj,g uqyqKÿka nj;a oek.kakg ,enqKd' fkdis;+ fudfyd;l weh uqyqK ÿka fï lroh .ek weh mqj;am;l lsh,d ;snqfka fufyuhs'


Wudrg m%Yak f.dvlg uqyqKfokak isoaOjqKd fkao@

uqyqKfokak jqKd ;uhs' udihlg l,ska me,j;af;a jqK f,dl= .skakla yskaod uf.a fjdal,a welvñhg f,dl= ydkshla isoaO jqKd'

fï yskaod f,dl= mdvqjla jqKd @

Tõ' f,dl= mdvqjla isoaOjqKd' uf.a ix.S; NdKav jf.au fjdal,a welvñhg wod, ish¨u ,shlsheú,s úkdYjqKd'

fï yskaod mka;s ál ld,hlg kj;d oeuqj l;dj we;a;o@

Tõ' wksjd¾hfhkau kj;ajkak isoaOjqKd' miq.sh 10 jeksod ;uhs wmsg yßhgu ;ek iqoaOmú;% lr.kak mq¿jkajqfKa' .skakg uqyqKÿkak ì;a;sh iïmQ¾Kfhkau úkdYfj,d ;snqKd' tal iïmQ¾Kfhkau yokak isoaOjqKd' ug f,fyisfhka ;j;a ;ekl mka;s lrf.k hkak mq¿jka jqKdg uu ys;kafka t;ek ;snqK jd;djrKh yskaod uf.a mka;sfha orejka iy Tjqkaf.a foudmshka leue;sjqfKa keye fjk;a ;ekl mka;sh lrf.k hkak'

Wudrf.a mka;s udi tlyudrla ú;r kj;d oeuqjd@

Tõ' mka;s kj;d oeuqj tl we;a;' yßhgu udihhs i;s foll ld,hla mka;s kj;d oeuqjd' f,dl= mdvqjla jqKd' uf.a f,fyis myiqjg Wv ;Ügqj;a l=,shg .;a;d' tfla uf.a fïlma rEï tl ;snqfKa' uf.a weÿïál cqj,ß ish,a, úkdYjqKd' fudkjd lrkako@'

isoaêh fjk fj,dfõ Wudßhd;a rhsks;a t;ek ysáh l;dj we;a;lao@

keye' Tjqka jevlrñka fkfuhs ysáfha' tod uf.a ksjdvq ojila' tod ysáfha uu ú;rhs' .skak fjklï uu oekf.k ysáfha kE' .skak fj,dfõ ug .kak u;la jqfKa f*daka tl;a uf.a yEkaÙ nE.a tl;a ú;rhs' Bg miafia ;uhs kx.sg l;d lf<a' kx.s;a thdf.a ieñhdf.a lÜáh;a blauKska t;ekg wdjd' ta jf.au rhsks;a wdjd'

we;a;gu ta fj,dfõ fudlo ys;=fKa @

uu fldfydug;a nvqNdKavj,g fmf¾;lula ;sfhk flfkla fkfuhs' ug ta fj,dfõ§ ys;=fKa ug ieñfhla bkakjd orefjla bkakjd ug hdkjdyk jf.au jev lrkak msßila bkakjd' kuq;a wka;sfï b;=refjkafka wms lrk fyd| ú;rhs lsh,d'

Wudrdf.a mdi, h<s wrUkjd @

Tõ' wksjd¾hfhkau'

fï ojiaj, ta jefåg iQodkï fjkjd lshkafka @

uf.a mdi, wdrïN lr,d ,nk fmnrjdß udihg wjqreÿ folla fjkjd' ug ys;=Kd f,dl= msßila tl;= lrf.k 17 jeksod wdmyq mdi, wdrïN lr,d 18 jeksod f,dl= jevuq¿jla mj;ajkak' yenehs úfYaIfhka u;la lrkak ´kE ug ta foa lrkak wjia:dj Wodlrÿkafka uf.a isiq isiqúhka iy Tjqkaf.a fouõmshka lshk tl jf.au uf.a *eñ,s tlhs' fudlo fï foa yskaod uu udkisl w;ska f.dvla ìug jegqKd' wka;sfï fldfydu yß wms fjkiau úÈylska wdrïN lrkak ,Eia;shs'

18 jeksodg ;sfhk úfYaI jevuq¿j fudllao@

tal ;ju ug lshkak neye' úfYaI fohla lsh,d lshkak mq¿jka' oekau lsõfjd;a jákdlula ke;sfjkjd'

Wudrdf.a iagqäfhda tfla biairyg lrkak ys;df.k bkak w¨;a jev fudkjdo@

oekg uf.ka bf.k .kak <uhs lsysmfofkla rEmjdyskS ßhe,sá jevigykaj,ska bÈßhg .sysx ;sfhkafka' iuyre .S; ksl=;a lr,d ;sfhkjd' ;j;a iuyre ksIamdok me;a;g fhduqfj,d' b;sx uu fï fjdal,a welvñ tl wdrïN lrkak;a fya;=j jqfKa wmsg ;snqfKa ke;s iyfhda.h wkd.; mrmqrg ,ndfokak'

w¨;a .S;hla lrkak woyila ke;so@

;dreKHhg uf.ka w¨;a .S;hla foieïn¾ udifha ,ndfokjd' Bg wu;rj .S; lsysmhl jevlghq;= wjika lr,hs ;sfhkafka' tajd ksl=;a lrkak ;uhs n,dfmdfrd;a;=j'

úfoia ixpdr lsysmhlg;a wdrdOkd ,enqKd fkao@

úfoia m%ix. lsysmhlg wdrdOkd ,enqKd' uu ie,iqï lrf.k ysgmq uf.a cqj,ß ,hska tl fï .skak yskaod iïmQ¾Kfhkau ke;sjqKd' kej;;a talg uQ,sl;ajh fokak ;uhs uf.a n,dfmdfrd;a;=j'

fï .skak yskaod rislhka w;r hkak ;snqK Tfí wkkH;djhg ydkshla jqKd fkao@ ta foaj,a fldfyduo yod.kafka @

uu ys;kafka keye .skak yskaod rislhka w;r ;snqK uf.a ne£u wvqjqKd lsh,d' fudlo .skak uu f,dl=jg m%pdrh lrkak .sfha keye' uu;a msÉpqK njla yß ug ;=jd, jqK foaj,a ldgj;a lshkak .sfha kE' fudlo ta wkjYHhs' lshkak ´kE foaj¨;a ;sfhkjd lshkak ´kE ke;s foaj¨;a ;sfhkjd' ug fma%la‍Ilhka jeäfj,d ñila wvqfj,d keye'

;dreKHfhka Wudrd iagqäfhda tlg fudkjf.a iyfhda.hla o ,efnkafka @

wksjd¾hfhkau f,dl= iyfhda.hla ,ndÿkakd' wo fjklï uf.a fma%la‍Il fma%la‍Isldjka isiq isiqúhka uf.a iagqäfhda tlg weú;a Woõ lrmq wjia:d wkka;j;a ;sfhkjd' úfYaIfhka uf.a la‍fIa;%fha wh;a ug f.dvla Woõ l<d' fï jf.a lrorhla jqKdg uu okakjd fyd| ys;ska ljqo ud;a tlal bkafka ljqo ud;a tlal ke;af;a lsh,d'

ldf,lska fjkia wdldrfha .S;hla lf<a keye @

k;a;,g fjkiau fohla lrkak ys;df.k bkakjd' tal uf.a isiq isiqúhka tlal ;uhs lrkak ys;df.k bkafka' ta jf.au bfjkaÜ lsysmhlau uf.a isiq isiqúhka tlal lrkak;a woyila ;sfhkjd'

Nd;sh ika;=Ia Wudßhd tlal tl;=fj,d w¨;a fohla lf<d;a krlo@

kx.s;a tlal jevla lrkak iQodkula ;sfhkjd' ug jqK foa;a tlal ie,iqï ish,a, wjq,ajqKd' oeka ta jev yß'

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