Journalist couple Sagar-Runi murder case accused Tanvir Rahman has been released from jail after he secured bail from the High Court.
Tanvir came out of Kashimpur High Security Jail around 11:15am on Thursday.
Mizanur Rahman, senior superintend of the jail, said the jail authorities received the documents of Tanvir's bail on Wednesday evening and he was released in the morning.
On December 2, the High Court bench of Justice Md Nizamul Haque and Justice SH Md Nurul Huda Jaigirdar granted him bail upon a petition filed by the National Human Rights Commission.
Tanvir, a friend of the slain journalist couple, was arrested on October 1, 2012. He was sent to Dhaka Central Jail on October 17 of the same year. Later, he was shifted to Kashimpur High Security Jail on October 20.
Journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi were found dead at their rented house in the capital’s West Rajabazar on February 11, 2012.