A Dhaka court yesterday granted bail to cricketer Arafat Sunny in a case filed under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act, paving the way for his release from jail.

The order was passed after Nasrin Sultana, the woman who claimed to be Sunny's wife, informed it that she had no objection if Sunny gets bail.

Nasrin, the complainant, told the court that she and Sunny had reached an understanding.

On January 22, Sunny was arrested in his Aminbazar residence and was remanded for a day in the case.

According to the case filed on January 5, Sunny on last June 12 opened a fake Facebook account using his phone number and sent her indecent photos of herself on Facebook messenger, and also threatened to reveal them. He reportedly did the same on last November 25, 2016.

Nasrin also claimed to be in a relationship with Sunny for the last seven years and also said that the couple got married on December 4, 2014.

On March 9, Sunny secured a month's bail in another case filed by Nasrin for torturing her for Tk 20 lakh as dowry.