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BNP Vice-chairman Selima Rahman.

BNP Vice-chairman Selima Rahman was released on bail this morning from Kashimpur jail in Gazipur.

The release came a day after she was granted bail in a case filed under the explosive act.

Jail sources said she walked out of the jail around 11:15am.

A Dhaka court yesterday granted bail to Selima Rahman on Tk 20,000 bond.

Plainclothes police arrested Selima from her Gulshan residence on January 7.

On January 4, miscreants hurled several crude bombs targeting the office of Deputy Commissioner of Ramna division, Maruf Hossain, a day before the 10th general election. Ten to 12 crude bombs were exploded during the attack.

Later, police filed the case with Ramna Police Station in this connection the next day. Selima Rahman was shown arrested in the case.