Dhaka, June 14 -- The High Court has granted bail to former Begum Rokeya University vice-chancellor Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

His lawyer says there is currently no legal bar to his release, as no other cases are pending against him.

The order came on Sunday from a bench of Justice Md Atowar Rahman and Justice Biswajit Debnath.

Speaking to bdnews24.com after the hearing, lawyer Syed Mamun Mahbub, who represented the bail petition, said: "We secured bail today, and it is not an interim order. After hearing all parties, the court made the rule absolute. That means his bail has been confirmed following a final hearing."

"As the rule has been made absolute, there is no legal obstacle t...