Two prisoners receiving treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) died in two days.
Inspector Md Bachchu Mia, in charge of the DMCH police outpost, confirmed the information.
The deceased were identified as Shah Alam Hawlader, 60, from Betagi upazila in Barguna district, and Md Hannan, 40, from Kotwali upazila in Cumilla district.
According to jail sources, Shah Alam was serving a sentence for a cheque forgery case. Initially held at Barguna Jail, he was transferred to Barisal Central Jail and later to DMCH on June 10 due to illness.
He passed away on Sunday at 7 am while receiving treatment at the Department of Medicine.
Md Hannan, who was serving a sentence in a narcotics case, was previously held at Cumilla Central Jail. He was transferred to DMCH on June 22 from Dhaka Central Jail due to health complications.
Hannan succumbed to his illness on Saturday at 9:10 pm while undergoing treatment at DMCH.
Inspector Md Bachchu Mia said that the bodies have been kept at the DMCH morgue for autopsy. The jail authorities have filed separate general diaries with Shahbagh Police Station regarding these incidents.
