Nipun Roy gets bail

The High Court has granted bail to BNP executive member and lawyer Nipun Roy Chowdhury in two separate cases of sabotage and arson.

An HC virtual bench comprising Justice Abdul Hafeez and Justice Mohammad Ali passed the order on Wednesday.

Senior lawyer Zainul Abedin and lawyer Nitai Roy Chowdhury were in favour of the bail application in the court, while Deputy Attorney General Harun Aur Rashid represented the state.

Nipun Roy was arrested from the Rayerbazar area of the capital on March 26 in a case filed over setting fire to a bus and plotting sabotage.