Zia Trust case: Khaleda files GD seeking security during next hearing

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bdnews24.com :BNP chief Khaleda Zia has filed a general diary (GD) with the next hearing of her graft cases nearing.Her lawyer Zakir Hossain Bhuiyan applied for a general diary for the safety of the BNP chairperson at Chakbazar Police Station.He said, “When Madam (Khaleda) was on her way to the hearing of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) at the Bakshibazar court the area was under attack. There is another hearing on Jan 7. We are filing the general diary for security concerns.”But the Chakbazar Police Sub-Inspector Jalal Uddin said the GD hasn’t been recorded yet.Khaleda attended the hearing at the Bakshibazar special court amid clashes between BNP and Awami League activists.The hearing of her Zia Orphanage Trust graft case is being held in that court.The hearing was deferred that day and set for Jan 7 following Khaleda’s appeal.BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir blamed the ruling party, saying the ‘attack’ was targeted at Khaleda Zia and that it was led by the Chhatra League president.The Awami League’s Netrakona-1 MP Chhabi Biswas was injured in the incident while his car was set ablaze. The Awami League has held BNP activists responsible for the incident.Police have filed two cases over the attack on the MP at Chakbazar and Shahbagh Police Station, accusing over a 150 BNP activists.BNP Standing Committee member Goyeshwar Roy and Chakbazar Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal chief Moazzem Hossain Alal have already been arrested in the cases.Although media published images of Bangladesh Chhatra League leaders with firearms, police did not accuse anyone from the Awami League’s student affiliate.

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