A Dhaka court on Sunday granted bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and two other accused in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases. Judge Abu Ahmed Jamadar of the Special Judge’s Court-3 on the Bakshibazar Alia Madrasah playground passed the order after petitions were filed by Khaleda’s lawyer Sanaullah Miah. The court fixed May 5 for next hearing on the two cases. During the hearing, Khaleda and two other accused — Sharfuddin Ahmed and Kazi Salimul Haque –were present in the courtroom. On February 25, the court issued a warrant for the arrest of Khaleda and two other accused in the two graft cases revoking bail as she had skipped hearings on several occasions. The BNP chief, who had been staying at her Gulshan office for straight three months, came out of it and started journey at 9:55 am and reached the court premises at 10:35am. She had been staying in the office since January 3 and had not come out of it even after the death of her younger son Arafat Rahman Koko. Dhaka, Apr 5 (UNB)
