Dhaka, April 29 -- Model Meghna Alam has been released from prison on bail after spending 20 days in detention over alleged fraud and extortion linked to trapping influential figures in romance scams for blackmail.

She was released from the Kashimpur Central Women's Jail at around 6:30pm on Tuesday, a day after securing bail.

Her lawyer, Mahima Badhon, confirmed her release, saying that the bail documents reached the jail in the afternoon and Meghna was released shortly after that.

Family members, including Meghna's father, were present outside the prison to receive her.

Meghna, chairperson of the Miss Bangladesh Foundation, was crowned Miss Earth Bangladesh on Oct 5, 2020.

She was detained on Apr 9 from her house in the capital's Ba...