The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

Former deputy minister for communications Salahuddin Ahmed was released yesterday on parole for six hours to attend the namaj-e-janaza of his father, Saidul Haque.

Saidul Haque died of old age complications at the age of 97 at his village home at Shikdarpara in Pekua upazila of Cox's Bazar district at about 9pm Thursday.

DIG (Prisons) Major Shamsul Haider Siddiqui told UNB that Salahuddin was sent to Cox's Bazar jail in the morning from the prison cell of BSMMU and released at 1pm on parole for six hours.

Family sources said Salahuddin, also a former BNP MP from Cox's Bazar-1, brought to Cox's Bazar jail from Dhaka at about 11am.

He was taken back to Cox's Bazar jail after his father's burial at their family graveyard.