Bail order reaches Keraniganj jail, Shams to 'be released soon'
Prothom Alo reporter Samsuzzaman Shams is likely to be released soon as the bail order in a case filed against him reached Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj this afternoon.
Subhash Kumar Ghosh, senior jail super of the prison, confirmed this to The Daily Star.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. "We received the bail order and he will be released within half an hour after completing formalities," he said at 5:40pm.
Around 3:00pm, a Dhaka court granted him bail until submission of the police report in the case filed under the Digital Security Act with Ramna Police Station.
Dhaka's Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Muhammad Asaduzzaman Noor came up with the bail order upon Tk 20,000 bond with two guarantors, Chaitanya Chandra Halder, a lawyer for Shams, told The Daily Star.
Before this, counsels representing Shams filed a bail petition with the court.
This was the second time that Shams sought bail in the case.
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