BNP executive committee member Nipun Roy was released from jail on bail today, nearly two and a half months after her arrest.

She walked out of the Keraniganj Central Jail around 1:00pm after the bail order reached the jail authorities, said her father and BNP Vice-chairman Netai Roy Chowdhury.

On March 28, Nipun was arrested by a team of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) from her Rayerbazar residence on charge of conspiracy to carry out sabotage by torching buses during Hefazat-e-Islam's shutdown.

Later, two cases were filed against her with Jatrabari and Hazaribagh police stations.

On June 16, the High Court granted ad-interim bail to the BNP leader in the two cases, clearing the way for her release from jail.