Kaushik Hossain Taposh, chairman of Gaan Bangla Television, has been released on bail from Keraniganj Central Jail on Wednesday evening.
Senior Jail Superintendent of Dhaka Central Jail (Keraniganj) Suraiya Akhter confirmed the matter.
She said that all the documents for release from the court reached the prison and after verifying those, Taposh was released at 7:05pm.
On November 3 last year, police arrested Taposh from Uttara in the capital in an attempted murder case filed by one businessman Ishtiaque Mahmud.
According to case statement, on July 18, during a protest in front of Nawab Habibullah High School in Uttara’s Azampur area, gunshots fired by attackers hit Ishtiaque in the stomach, back, hand, and head. He later underwent surgery at Evercare Hospital.
Ishtiaque later filed the case on October 29, naming 126 people, including former IGP Abdullah Al Mamun. Taposh was the 9th accused in a case. Later, he was placed on remand and appeared in court as part of the proceedings. Taposh was in prison for about 7 months.