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UNB, Barisal

Former BNP MP Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal was released on parole for two hours to attend his mother's namaj-e-janaza yesterday.

Family sources said Alal was brought to Barisal central jail from Rangpur central jail at about 1am. He was released on parole for two hours (8:40am-10:45am) to attend his mother's namaj-e-janaza and then sent back to Barisal central jail at about 11am.

His mother passed away Thursday at the age of 80.

Alal, also secretary of central Juba Dal, was arrested in Dhaka on February 8 this year under the Emergency Power Rules (EPR). He was shifted to Rangpur central jail from Dhaka Central jail on March 8.

He was released on bail Wednesday, but police re-arrested him at the Rangpur jail gate soon after his release.