Khaleda's Case
Indictment hearing deferred till March 3
A Dhaka court yesterday deferred until March 3 the hearing on charge framing against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and three others in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case.
Judge Md Zahirul Haque of the Senior Special Judge's Court passed the order after Khaleda's lawyer submitted a petition seeking adjournment on the hearing.
In the petition, Mahbub Uddin Khokon, Khaleda's lawyer, told the court that the BNP chairperson could not appear before it as she is busy with parliament session.
The court also extended bail period of two others accused in the case till March 3.
Earlier on January 15, the court accepted the charge sheet submitted against Khaleda and three others.
The Anti-Corruption Commission on August 8, 2011, filed the case with Tejgaon Police Station, accusing the four of abusing power to raise funds in the trust's name.
Three others accused are Harris Chowdhury, Khaleda's former political secretary, Ziaul Islam Munna, Harris's assistant private secretary, and Monirul Islam Khan, assistant private secretary of former Dhaka city mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka.
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