Security in and around the Dhaka Central Jail, where death row war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami has been kept, was strengthened this afternoon.

The move came after the Supreme Court released the full verdict scrapping Nizami's petition seeking review of SC judgement upholding his death penalty in war crimes case.

Prison guards and police took position at all strategic points to ensure the foolproof security in the area, our correspondent reports from the spot.

Apart from this, members from different intelligences agencies were also deployed there.