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81 year old facing death penalty to be bailed in Bangladesh

He's 81 years old, and he's been facing the death penalty. Now a British journalist is being bailed in Bangladesh, where he's been held in a prison hospital since April. The process takes a while - he'll stay inside for around a week The prominent journalist, Shafik Rehman - who works for the opposition to the government - was detained by undercover police posing as a camera crew back in the spring. Reporter Bela Shah spoke with his son Shumit.

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