Top criminal Bikash freed on bail

Top terror Bikash Kumar Biswas was secretly released from Kashimpur jail-2 yesterday upon a bail order.

Jail sources told The Daily Star last night that Bikash, 46, was released around 9:00am.

A resident of Mirpur, Bikash and his brother Prokash Kumar Biswas, also a top terror, are accused of several murders in the capital, especially in Mirpur and Agargaon areas.

Bikash has served 15 years in several cases since 1997 while Prokash is on the run.