Zia Trust Graft Case
Hearing deferred for seventh time
A Dhaka court yesterday deferred for the seventh time the date for passing an order on whether it will accept charges against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and three others in Zia Charitable Trust graft case.
The date was deferred till November 27.
The deferment came following the defence's time petition, which said the BNP chairperson did not appear in court, as she was shocked at the death of her younger brother Sayeed Iskander, and she needed time. Iskander, a retired army major and former lawmaker, died in New York on September 23.
Khaleda Zia has not appeared in court for seven times in the last seven months since March 18 after securing permanent bail in the case on February 2.
On August 8, 2011, the Anti-Corruption Commission filed the case with Tejgaon Police Station, accusing four people, including Khaleda, for abusing power in raising funds from unknown sources for the trust.
The other accused are Harris Chowdhury, former political secretary of Khaleda; Ziaul Islam Munna, assistant private secretary (APS) of Harris; and Monirul Islam Khan, APS of former Dhaka city mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka.
Judge (in-charge) Md Akhtaruzzaman of Senior Special Judge's Court passed the deferment order and also extended the bail of Ziaul and Monirul until November 27.
Harris is on the run.
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