Dhaka: The High Court on Monday granted bail for six months to BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy in a case filed with Chawkbazar Police Station.

An HC bench comprising Justice Quamrul Islam Siddique and Justice Gobinda Chandra Tagore passed the order following a petition filed by Gayeshwar’s counsel.

Advocate Nitai Roy Chowdhury stood for the BNP leader while Deputy Attorney General Dr Mohammad Bashirullah represented the state during the bail hearing.

Miscreants attacked Chhabi Biswas, the lawmaker from Netrakona-1 constituency, and set fire to his microbus in front of the Emergency unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital on 24 December when BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia appeared before the special judge court set up at Alia Madrasah ground at Baskhibazar.

Two cases were filed–one with Chawkbazar and the other with Shahbagh Police Station–in this connection. Gayeshwar was made accused in the both cases.

Nitai Roy Chowdhury said the BNP standing committee member could not be released from jail as two more cases are pending against him.

On 26 December 2014, Turag thana police filed a case against Gayeshwar for planning to carry out sabotage activities.

Plain-clothes police arrested him from his house in the city on that day.