Court Correspondent :
BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia’s lawyer claimed yesterday that the documents of Zia Orphanage Trust graft case against his client were prepared with fabricated information.
BNP Chairperson’s lawyer AJ Mohammad Ali said this on Thursday while placing arguments in the makeshift court at Bakshibazar in the city
After yesterday’s argument hearing, Judge Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman of the Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 fixed January 10 and 11 for the next hearing of the case.
The BNP Chairperson’s lawyer further said, the investigation could not prove where the money of the fund was distributed. Even no witness could show that Begum Khaleda Zia had signed any paper, the lawyer added.
On July 3, 2008, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case with Ramna Model Police Station accusing Khaleda Zia, her son Tarique Rahman, and four others for misappropriating over Tk 21 million that came as grants from a foreign bank for orphans.
On August 8, 2011, the ACC filed the Zia Charitable Trust graft case with Tejgaon Model Police Station accusing four persons, including Khaleda Zia, of abusing power in raising funds for the trust from unknown sources.
BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia’s lawyer claimed yesterday that the documents of Zia Orphanage Trust graft case against his client were prepared with fabricated information.
BNP Chairperson’s lawyer AJ Mohammad Ali said this on Thursday while placing arguments in the makeshift court at Bakshibazar in the city
After yesterday’s argument hearing, Judge Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman of the Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 fixed January 10 and 11 for the next hearing of the case.
The BNP Chairperson’s lawyer further said, the investigation could not prove where the money of the fund was distributed. Even no witness could show that Begum Khaleda Zia had signed any paper, the lawyer added.
On July 3, 2008, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case with Ramna Model Police Station accusing Khaleda Zia, her son Tarique Rahman, and four others for misappropriating over Tk 21 million that came as grants from a foreign bank for orphans.
On August 8, 2011, the ACC filed the Zia Charitable Trust graft case with Tejgaon Model Police Station accusing four persons, including Khaleda Zia, of abusing power in raising funds for the trust from unknown sources.
