Dhaka: The High Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail for eight weeks to BNP special secretary Asaduzzaman Ripon in four violence cases filed against him.

An HC bench of Justice Obaidul Hassan and Justice Krishna Debnath passed the order in response to bail petitions filed by Ripon’s lawyers, reports the UNB.

Talking to UNB, the BNP leader said the four cases were filed against him with Ramna Police Station recently.

He said he earlier got anticipatory bail from the High Court in six other violence cases filed against him also with the Ramna Police Station.