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Bidisha Siddiq, the former second wife of late President Hussain Muhammad Ershad, has been released on bail from Kashimpur Women’s Central Jail after being sentenced to two years in prison in a fraud case.
She was released at 5:12pm on Tuesday from the women’s central jail in Gazipur, jail authorities confirmed.
Jailer Aliva Sharmin said Bidisha’s bail documents reached the jail on Tuesday morning. After verification, the documents were found to be valid, and she was subsequently released at 5:12pm.
Bidisha was arrested on the night of August 25 from a restaurant in Gulshan, Dhaka, in connection with a case in which she had been sentenced to two years in prison.
She was produced before a court the following day. The Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court rejected her bail petition and ordered that she be sent to jail. She had remained in custody since then.
