Shawdesh desk:

Former Bangladeshi Ambassador to Malaysia Major (retd) Mohammed Khairuzzaman has been released from Malaysian jail.

After his release, Khairuzzaman informed the matter to his wife over phone. The report was published by Free Malaysia Today on Wednesday.

Khairuzzaman, 65, wanted in Bangladesh, was picked up by immigration authorities from his residence in mpang on February 10.

His wife, Rieta Rahman, had contended that his arrest was politically motivated by the Bangladesh government.