Court Correspondent :
The Special Judge Court-5 of Dhaka yesterday asked BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to appear in the court on November 23 for completing her remaining pool of self-defence statements in two graft cases.
Judge Dr Md Akhteruzzaman of the special court set up in the city’s Bakshi Bazar area also extended Khaleda Zia’s bail until the same day. She gave her self-defence statement in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case for an hour on Thursday and will continue next hearing.
The court also closed recording statements of the witnesses in the Zia Charitable Trust Graft case and fixed the same date for placing Khaleda Zia’s self-defense statement in the case.
In July 2008, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case with Ramna Police Station accusing Khaleda Zia, her son Tarique Rahman, and four others of misappropriating over Tk 2.10 crore that came as grants from a foreign bank for orphans.
Three years later, the ACC filed the Zia Charitable Trust graft case with Tejgaon Police Station, accusing four persons, including Khaleda Zia, of abusing power to raise funds for the trust from unknown sources.
The Special Judge Court-5 of Dhaka yesterday asked BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to appear in the court on November 23 for completing her remaining pool of self-defence statements in two graft cases.
Judge Dr Md Akhteruzzaman of the special court set up in the city’s Bakshi Bazar area also extended Khaleda Zia’s bail until the same day. She gave her self-defence statement in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case for an hour on Thursday and will continue next hearing.
The court also closed recording statements of the witnesses in the Zia Charitable Trust Graft case and fixed the same date for placing Khaleda Zia’s self-defense statement in the case.
In July 2008, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case with Ramna Police Station accusing Khaleda Zia, her son Tarique Rahman, and four others of misappropriating over Tk 2.10 crore that came as grants from a foreign bank for orphans.
Three years later, the ACC filed the Zia Charitable Trust graft case with Tejgaon Police Station, accusing four persons, including Khaleda Zia, of abusing power to raise funds for the trust from unknown sources.
