Dhaka: The High Court on Thursday granted bail to Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders MK Anwar, Tariqul Islam, Abdul Awal Mintoo and Amanullah Aman in a number of cases.

Meanwhile, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court upheld the High Court bail granted to Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, Ruhul Kabir Rizvi and Asifa Ashrafi Papiya in separate cases.

An HC bench comprising Justice Syed Ziaul Karim and Justice Sheikh Zakir Hossain granted the bail after hearing the bail petitions filed by the BNP leaders.

Of them, MK Anwar secured bail in nine cases, Tariqul Islam in four cases, Mintoo in one case while Aman received bail in 42 cases.

Lawyer Joynul Abedin and Mahbub Uddin Khokon stood for the BNP leaders.

They were assisted by Sagir Hossain Leon, Ehsanur Rahman and Sazzad Hossain.

Meanwhile, the Appellate Division upheld the HC bail granted to BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy in a case while that of Rizvi in four cases and Papiya in six of the nine cases.

The hearing on the appeal in the rest three cases against Papiya was adjourned until 16 August.