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The teenager from Tangail, who was handed two-year jail for alleged threats to a lawmaker via Facebook, was released on bail today following a High Court order.
Sabbir Shikder, a student of ninth grade in Protima Bonki Public High School in Sakhipur upazila of Tangail, was released from Tangail District Jail this afternoon.
“After the High Court order reached the jail around 4:00pm, he was released on bail at 5:15pm,” Ritesh Chakma, Jailer of Tangail District Jail told The Daily Star.
On September 20, the boy secured permanent bail from High Court in a case filed in line with ICT Act.
Additionally, Sakhipur upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) and officer-in-charge of Sakhipur Police Station are due before the High Court on September 27 to explain why they handed the imprisonment.
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