Journo Anis Alamgir gets bail, 'cleared for' release from jail

Journalist Anis Alamgir has received bail in a case against him by the Anti-Corruption Commission, "clearing the way" for his release from jail.

He had previously received bail in a case under the Anti-Terrorism Act.

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Faiz granted the bail petition on Wednesday.
Anis's lawyer Taslima Jahan Pipi had petitioned the court for his bail.

After the hearing, she said: "As he has received bail in the two cases against him, nothing bars his release from jail." A team of Detective Branch took journalist Anis to the agency's office on the night of Dec 14 for "questioning".

The same day at midnight, a man named Ariyan Ahmed, identified as a member of an organisation called the "July Revolutionary Alliance", filed a case against Alamgir and three others, accusing them of "conspiring to destabilise the state and inciting a banned organisation". The three others accused in the case are actress Meher Afroz Shaon, fashion model Maria Kispotta, and television host Imtu Ratish.

Alamgir was remanded for five days on Dec 15 and sent to prison on Dec 20.
On Jan 22, the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court rejected his bail, and his lawyer appealed the decision with the High Court.    �"bdnews24