Actor Shomi Kaiser was released on bail from Kashimpur Female Central Jail around 11 pm on Thursday after spending nine months in custody in connection with two attempted murder cases filed at Uttara East police station in Dhaka.

Additional Inspector General of Prisons Jahangir Kabir confirmed to the media today. 

The cases relate to a protest on August 4, 2024, in the Azampur area, during which supporters of the Awami League allegedly opened fire. 

Tongi Government College student Jubayer Hasan Yusuf and others participating in the protest later filed a police case on August 22, naming 11 individuals and listing 150–200 unidentified suspects, including Shomi Kaiser.

Shomi Kaiser was detained from her Uttara residence on November 5 last year and formally arrested the next day in connection with the case.

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