Zia Trust Graft Case
Court asks Khaleda to face it Sunday
A Dhaka court yesterday again asked BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to appear before it on Sunday in connection with Zia Charitable Trust graft case.
The court also fixed the same day for passing an order on whether it will take into cognisance the charges brought against her.
The court passed the order after Khaleda's lawyer submitted a petition seeking an adjournment of the hearing of the case.
On August 8, 2011, the Anti-Corruption Commission filed the case with Tejgaon Police Station.
Khaleda and three others were sued for misuse of power in raising funds from unknown sources for the charitable trust.
Earlier on November 27 last year, the court warned that it would not allow any more time to the BNP chief for attending the hearing as she had skipped it for the eighth time on that day.
Khaleda skipped the hearings on March 18, April 29, May 31, July 1, August 5, August 28, October 1 and November 27 last year.
She last appeared in the court on February 2 last year only to secure permanent bail in the case.
Yesterday, the court fixed to hold the hearing after the lawyer told the court that they would not file any more time petition in future.
The court also extended the bail period of two other accused -- Ziaul Islam Munna, assistant private secretary (APS) of BNP leader Harris Chowdhury, and Monirul Islam Khan, APS of former Dhaka city mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka -- in the case till Sunday.
Harris Chowdhury, former political secretary of Khaleda, is another accused in the case.
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