Court Correspondent :
A Dhaka court yesterday (Wednesday) deferred the hearing to record the testimony in the Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and others.
Dhaka’s Special Judge Court-3 judge Basudeb Roy fixed July 27 as the new date following a petition
filed on behalf of the defence seeking time. The deposition was to take place in a makeshift court at the Alia Madrasa in old Dhaka on Wednesday.
The court allowed time as a petition challenging the legality of Judge Roy’s appointment was awaiting hearing in the Appellate Division on July 23.
The hearing to record testimonies in the two graft cases had been deferred for the third time, a source of the court said yesterday.
On May 25, an HC bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Kazi Md Ejarul Haque Akondo delivered a dissent order on the plea regarding the legality of the judge’s appointment. The chief justice then referred the matter to a third bench.
On May 12, Begum Khaleda Zia challenged the legality of appointment of Judge Basudeb Roy who indicted her in the ‘Zia Orphanage Trust’ and ‘Zia Charitable Trust’ graft cases on Mar 19.
After a two-day hearing, Justice Farah Mahbub issued a ruling and ordered a freeze on the proceedings of the cases, while Justice Kazi Md Ejarul Haque Akondo passed orders to scrap the petitions. As per rule, the matter was forwarded to the chief justice who assigned Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque’s bench to make decision on the pleas.
A Dhaka court yesterday (Wednesday) deferred the hearing to record the testimony in the Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and others.
Dhaka’s Special Judge Court-3 judge Basudeb Roy fixed July 27 as the new date following a petition
filed on behalf of the defence seeking time. The deposition was to take place in a makeshift court at the Alia Madrasa in old Dhaka on Wednesday.
The court allowed time as a petition challenging the legality of Judge Roy’s appointment was awaiting hearing in the Appellate Division on July 23.
The hearing to record testimonies in the two graft cases had been deferred for the third time, a source of the court said yesterday.
On May 25, an HC bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Kazi Md Ejarul Haque Akondo delivered a dissent order on the plea regarding the legality of the judge’s appointment. The chief justice then referred the matter to a third bench.
On May 12, Begum Khaleda Zia challenged the legality of appointment of Judge Basudeb Roy who indicted her in the ‘Zia Orphanage Trust’ and ‘Zia Charitable Trust’ graft cases on Mar 19.
After a two-day hearing, Justice Farah Mahbub issued a ruling and ordered a freeze on the proceedings of the cases, while Justice Kazi Md Ejarul Haque Akondo passed orders to scrap the petitions. As per rule, the matter was forwarded to the chief justice who assigned Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque’s bench to make decision on the pleas.
