Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- The High Court on Sunday ordered the immediate release of a man who spent 10 months in prison after being mistakenly arrested in place of a convict in an arms case due to similarities in their names and addresses.

A High Court bench of Justice JBM Hassan and Justice Aziz Ahmed Bhuiyan passed the order following a judicial inquiry that established the man's innocence.

The inquiry found that the Md Almas currently in custody was not the person convicted in the arms case. The actual convict, sentenced to 10 years in prison, has been absconding since the trial began and is now living in Canada.

Assistant Attorney General Barrister Mohiuddin Hanif represented the state, while Advocate Tanvir Ahmed appeared for the petitione...