Bangladesh, Aug. 4 -- Retired army officer Hafizur Rahman, the only suspect arrested in connection with the alleged murder of Comilla Victoria Government College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu, has been released on bail.

Senior Jail Super Shah Alam Khan confirmed that Hafizur was freed from Cumilla Central Jail at 7:05pm on Tuesday following the completion of all formalities.

A High Court bench comprising Justice Zafar Ahmed and Justice Shathika Hossain had previously granted Hafizur bail on Sunday, he added.

After a span of 10 years, the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) arrested Hafizur in Dhaka's Keraniganj on the night of Apr 22 this year.

The following day, he was produced before a Cumilla court, where the PBI sought a seven-day r...