Nipun Roy secures bail upon surrender

A Dhaka court has granted bail to BNP Executive Committee Member and Dhaka BNP General Secretary Nipun Roy Chowdhury in 7 cases filed with various police stations in Dhaka on charges of vandalism, including an attack on the chief justice’s residence.

Surrendering to the court, Nipun Roy applied for bail in the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad Assam Joglul Hossain on Thursday (March 14).

The bailable cases include two cases with Ramna model police station and five cases with Paltan model police station.

Tapas Kumar Pal, additional public prosecutor of the court concerned, confirmed this information.

Earlier, Nipun Roy got anticipatory bail from the High Court. 

On October 28, 2023, the chief justice’s residence was attacked and vandalism was carried out at various places around a BNP rally in Naya Paltan. 

Later, cases were filed with various police stations on charges of sabotage.