Former PM Sheikh Hasina released on bail

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(11 Jun 2008) SHOTLIST • 1. Wide of supporters lining street with posters of Bangladesh's ailing former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina • 2. Mid of posters • 3. Close-up of poster • 4. Various of Hasina's vehicle driving down road leading to her residence, surrounded by crowd of supporters • 5. Various of Hasina's vehicle entering residence • 6. Various of Hasina waving at crowd • 7. Wide of supporters gathered around residence, Hasina waving from balcony • 8. Crowd of supporters in street • 9. Hasina waving from balcony • 10. Supporters marching along street with banners and posters and chanting slogans • STORYLINE: • Hundred of jubilant supporters lined the streets of Dhaka on Wednesday to greet Bangladesh's ailing former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina following her release by the military-backed government after nearly a year of detention on corruption charges. • Hasina was freed from a special prison on Parliament's premises and driven to her residence in central Dhaka under heavy security. • Prison chief Zakir Hasan said Hasina was released for eight weeks to obtain better medical treatment abroad. • Supporters, many bearing flowers, greeted Hasina outside her residence, where she was arrested on July 16 last year. • Hasina is likely to leave for either the United States or Canada early on Thursday for treatment of eye and ear problems and high blood pressure, said a spokesman for her Awami League party, Syed Ashraful Islam. • Hasina's children live in the United States. • Earlier Wednesday, the head of the interim government, Fakhruddin Ahmed, signed an order exempting Hasina from appearing in person during her corruption trial for medical reasons, the United News of Bangladesh news agency said. • Abdul Karim, the top official in the Home Ministry, said Hasina's release was temporary and conditional. • Karim said she has been banned from taking part in any political activity. • He said Hasina was told that authorities can revoke the release order at any time and summon her back home. • A state-appointed medical board recommended last week that she be treated abroad. • Hasina has been held at the special jail since her arrest last year. • Hasina, who led Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001, faces at least four graft cases, including charges of extorting money from businessmen in exchange for business contracts. • She has rejected the charges as politically motivated. • Hasina has been hospitalised several times since her arrest. • An interim government has been running Bangladesh since January 2007, after the president cancelled scheduled elections and declared a state of emergency following deadly street protests. • The government has cracked down on crime and corruption, arresting several top officials and politicians, including Hasina and her archrival, former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. • • Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork • Twitter: / ap_archive • Facebook: / aparchives • Instagram: / apnews • • • You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...

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