Former Member of Parliament and Barishal Metropolitan Awami League vice-president Zebunnesa Afroz has been granted bail by the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Barishal, SM Shariatullah. Along with her, former Barishal Metropolitan Chhatra League president and former Sadar Upazila vice-chairman Jasim Uddin, and Barishal Metropolitan Jubo League joint convener Mahmudul Haque Khan Mamun also received bail. The information was confirmed by Barishal Kotwali Model Police Station’s G.R.O. SI Shambhu.

A reliable source also confirmed that former student leader and central Awami League leader Balram Poddar recently obtained bail from the High Court. Barishal Sadar Police Station’s G.R.O. Humayun Kabir verified the bail of Zebunnesa Afroz and the two others. Zebunnesa had been arrested by DB police from her Dhaka residence on May 17, 2025, and was shown arrested in six Barishal cases, remaining in Barishal Central Jail since then.

According to the report, Zebunnesa had previously been granted bail in one case but was subsequently shown arrested in others, prolonging her detention until the recent court order.