Dhaka, May 28 -- Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam, who was acquitted by Bangladesh's top court of his death sentence in a war crimes case, has been freed from jail.

Jailer AKM Masum of the Dhaka Central Jail said he was released at 9:05am on Wednesday.

The former Jamaat acting secretary was first taken to jail on Aug 23, 2012. On Sept 2 last year he was transferred from the Kashimpur High Security Central Jail to the Dhaka Central Jail for advanced treatment. A few days later, he was taken to hospital for treatment.

Jail officials said that he was released after the order withdrawing all cases against him and the release order were scrutinised.

A full seven-member bench of the Supreme Court Appellate Division, led by Chief Jus...