Online desk : Prothom Alo journalist Shamsuzzaman Shams was released from Keraniganj Central Jail on bail on Monday evening.
Earlier in the day, a Dhaka court granted bail to Shams in a case filed under the Digital Security Act (DSA).
Family members of Shams received him from the jail gate.
A Dhaka court on March 30 sent him to jail rejecting his bail petition. Another petition was filed seeking his bail later.
Later, the journalist was shifted to Kashimpur Central Jail from Keraniganj on March 31.
Meanwhile, he was taken back to Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj from Kashimpur Central Jail on April 1.
On March 29, members of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in plainclothes picked up Shams from his residence in Ambagan area, adjacent to Jahangirnagar University, around 4:30 am.
The same day, a Jubo League leader filed a case under the Digital Security Act against Shams, accusing him of publishing a “false and fabricated report” on the Prothom Alo website.
