Acting editor of the Amar Desh Mahmudur Rahman was granted bail by a Dhaka court in a case related to the alleged conspiracy to abduct and kill former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy.

Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge As-Shams Jaglul Hossain issued the bail order on Thursday.

Earlier, on September 29, Mahmudur Rahman was sent to jail by a different court in the same case.

On that day, he was produced before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Dhaka and he surrendered at about 10:30am.

During his appearance, Mahmudur Rahman also sought bail. But additional chief metropolitan magistrate Mahbubul Haque rejected his bail plea and ordered his detention after a hearing.

The case dates back to 2011 when, according to the allegations, senior BNP leaders and its cultural wing, Jatiyatabadi Samajik Sangskritik Sangstha (JASAS), along with other political figures, conspired to kidnap and murder Sajeeb Wazed Joy in the United States.

The charges also included that the accused met at various locations, including the JASAS office in Paltan, Dhaka, New York, the United Kingdom and other places in Bangladesh.