Nipun, a lawyer by training and member of the party’s Central Executive Committee, is the daughter of former state minister Nitai Roy Chowdhury and daughter-in-law of the party’s senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy. On Nov 22 last year, she was shifted to the Gazipur prison from the Dhaka Central Jail following her arrest on Nov 15. Besides Nipun, BNP Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas, Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi and many others were accused in the cases. She secured bail in the last case on Monday, BNP chairperson's media wing member Shairul Kabir Khan said. Photos of Nipun carrying a stick during the clashes appeared in the media a day before the arrest.

Source: bd News24 February 05, 2019 19:30 UTC