Staff Reporter :
A court here on Thursday ordered BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, her son Tarique Rahman and four others to appear before it on January 5 in connection with Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.
The court also said bail would be cancelled if anyone of the accused, including Khaleda and her elder
son fails to appear before it on that day.
Judge Abu Ahmed Jamadar of Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-3 passed the order after recording statements of 32 prosecution witnesses, including complainant of the case.
Of the accused, former BNP lawmaker Halimul Huq Kamal and businessman Sharfuddin Ahmed are now on bail while formal principal secretary Dr Kamal Uddin Siddique and Mominur Rahman, nephew of late president Ziaur Rahman, absconding.
On July 3 in 2008, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case with Ramna Police Station accusing Khaleda, her eldest son Tarique, residing in the UK since 2008, and four others for misappropriating over Tk 2.10 lakh that was received as grant for orphans from a foreign bank.
A court here on Thursday ordered BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, her son Tarique Rahman and four others to appear before it on January 5 in connection with Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.
The court also said bail would be cancelled if anyone of the accused, including Khaleda and her elder
son fails to appear before it on that day.
Judge Abu Ahmed Jamadar of Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-3 passed the order after recording statements of 32 prosecution witnesses, including complainant of the case.
Of the accused, former BNP lawmaker Halimul Huq Kamal and businessman Sharfuddin Ahmed are now on bail while formal principal secretary Dr Kamal Uddin Siddique and Mominur Rahman, nephew of late president Ziaur Rahman, absconding.
On July 3 in 2008, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case with Ramna Police Station accusing Khaleda, her eldest son Tarique, residing in the UK since 2008, and four others for misappropriating over Tk 2.10 lakh that was received as grant for orphans from a foreign bank.
