Dhaka, March 11 -- Journalist Anis Alamgir has received bail in a case against him by the Anti-Corruption Commission, clearing the way for his release from jail.

He had previously received bail in a case under the Anti-Terrorism Act.

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Faiz granted the bail petition on Wednesday.

Anis's lawyer Taslima Jahan Pipi had petitioned the court for his bail.

After the hearing, she said: "As he has received bail in the two cases against him, nothing bars his release from jail."

A team of Detective Branch took journalist Anis to the agency's office on the night of Dec 14 for "questioning".

The same day at midnight, a man named Ariyan Ahmed, identified as a member of an organisation called the "J...