Sri Lanka, May 26 -- Former Minister of Agriculture Mahindananda Aluthgamage, who was arrested and remanded in connection with the case filed over the importation of a shipment of substandard organic fertiliser from a Chinese company during the previous administration, has been granted bail, Ada Derana reporter said.

The order was issued by Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali after considering facts presented by the prosecution and the defence during this morning's hearing of the case.

Accordingly, former Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage has been ordered to be released on a Rs. 50,000 cash bail and five surety bails amounting to Rs. 1 million each.

According to the order, two of the surety bail co-signers are required to be close...