Zia Charitable Trust Graft Case
No more time for Khaleda
Court tells her lawyer
A Dhaka court yesterday warned that it would not allow any more time to BNP chief Khaleda Zia for attending the hearing in Zia Charitable Trust graft case.
The opposition leader skipped the hearing for the eighth time yesterday when the court was to decide whether it would accept the graft charges against her.
Khaleda last appeared in court on February 2 only to secure permanent bail in the case.
Judge Md Zahirul Haque of Senior Special Judge's Court yesterday warned her lawyer Masud Ahmed Talukder as he came up with the eighth time petition.
The court fixed January 1 to hold the hearing after the lawyer told the court that they would not file any more time petition in future.
Khaleda and three other persons were sued for abusing power in raising funds from unknown sources for the charitable trust. The Anti-Corruption Commission filed the case with Tejgaon Police Station on August 8, 2011.
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.
Khaleda, Munna and Monirul have obtained bail from different courts while Harris is on the run.
Khaleda earlier skipped the hearing on March 18, April 29, May 31, July 1, August 5, August 28, and October 1.
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