Businessman Giasuddin Al Mamun, a friend and business associate of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, has been granted bail.
A Dhaka court on Tuesday granted bail to Mamun in a loan default case, said his lawyer Jahedul Islam Koel.
He will be freed from Kashimpur jail shortly, he said.
Mamum was arrested on January 31, 2007 during the military-backed caretaker government鈥檚 term, and was in jail since then.
There are various cases against him which include extortion, corruption, money laundering and tax evasion.
