Court Correspondent :
Charge hearing in the Gatco graft case against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and others deferred to February 3 due to the BNP leader’s illness.
Judge Syed Dilzar Hossain of Special Judge Court 3 on Wednesday fixed the new date after hearing.
Though charge hearing was scheduled to be held on Wednesday, the jail authorities did not produce Khaleda Zia in the court because of her illness.
She is currently undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital.
On the day, Khaleda Zia’s lawyer Zia Uddin Zia and Hannan Bhuiyan appealed to defer the hearing.
On September 2, 2007, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the case against 13 persons, including Khaleda Zia and her son Arafat Rahman Koko with the Tejgaon Model Police Station on charge of involvement corruption, while signing a contract with Global Agro Trade (Private) Co Limited (Gatco) for container management at inland container depots in Dhaka and Chittagong.
Charge hearing in the Gatco graft case against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and others deferred to February 3 due to the BNP leader’s illness.
Judge Syed Dilzar Hossain of Special Judge Court 3 on Wednesday fixed the new date after hearing.
Though charge hearing was scheduled to be held on Wednesday, the jail authorities did not produce Khaleda Zia in the court because of her illness.
She is currently undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital.
On the day, Khaleda Zia’s lawyer Zia Uddin Zia and Hannan Bhuiyan appealed to defer the hearing.
On September 2, 2007, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the case against 13 persons, including Khaleda Zia and her son Arafat Rahman Koko with the Tejgaon Model Police Station on charge of involvement corruption, while signing a contract with Global Agro Trade (Private) Co Limited (Gatco) for container management at inland container depots in Dhaka and Chittagong.
