Politics

Fakhrul, Khasru freed from jail

Staff Correspondent Dhaka
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is greeted by the supporters after his release from Dhaka central jail on 15 February.
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BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury have walked out of jail after languishing in jail for three and a half months.

They were freed from Dhaka central jail in Keraniganj at around 3:30pm today.

Mirza Fakhrul was sued in 11 cases over the violence centering BNP’s Dhaka rally on 28 October. He had secured bail in 10 cases earlier and got bail in a case filed over attack on the residence of chief justice yesterday.

Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury waves his hand after walking out of jail on 15 Febraury

Amir Khasru was accused in 10 cases. He also yesterday secured bail in the case filed over attack on the residence of CJ.  

Mirza Fakhru was arrested on 29 October and Amir Khasru was arrested on 2 November.

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