The New Nation - Internet Edition

Former Law Minister and BNP Standing Committee
member Barrister Moudud Ahmed was released from Dhaka
Central Jail on 12-hour parole to see the dead body of his
elder brother who died yesterday. Banglar Chokh

UNB, Dhaka

Detained former Law Minister Barrister Maoudud Ahmed was released on parole Thursday afternoon from Dhaka Central jail to attend the burial of his elder brother Masud Ahmed who died Wednesday night due to old-age complications.

On his release from jail, Moudud straightway drove to Azimpur graveyard by a prison van with police escort and attended the namaj-e-janaza of his brother. Later, he was taken to Mohammadpur residence of his late brother.

DIG (Prisons) Major Shamsul Haider Siddiqui told UNB that the government allowed the release of Moudud on a 12-hour parole upon a request from his family. "Moudud went out from jail at about 4:15pm," he said.

On April 13 this year, the joint forces arrested Moudud on corruption charge from his Gulshan residence.