Court Correspondent :
The Special Judge Court-9 of Dhaka on Tuesday fixed May 6 to hold next hearing on the charge framing in the Niko Graft case against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and 10 others.
Judge Sheikh Hafizur Rahman of the court deferred the date of hearing following the time petition filed by Khaleda Zia’s lawyers. But the accused in
the case couldn’t appear before the court yesterday due to her illness. BNP leader Khaleda Zia, convicted in Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trusts graft cases, has been undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) since April 1.
Earlier, on March 19, Khaleda Zia came to the court in a wheelchair around 12:40pm.
On March 3, BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia told a local court that jail authorities did not produce her for trial in Niko graft case on February 20.
On that day, a Dhaka court fixed March 19 to hold hearing on the charge framing in the Niko graft case. On the day, during charge hearing, jail authorities said Khaleda Zia could not be produced as she “did not wake up from sleep”.
Apart from BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, former Law Minister Barrister Moudud Ahmed, former secretaries Md Shafiur Rahman, Khondker Shahidul Islam, CM Yusuf Hossain and former President of Dhaka Club Selim Bhuiyan are among the prime accused of the case.
The other three accused persons are: former secretary Kamal Uddin Siddiqui, former General Manager of Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration & Production Company Limited (BAPEX) Meer Moinul Haque and Niko South Asia Affairs Vice President Kashem Sharif are absconding.
The Special Judge Court-9 of Dhaka on Tuesday fixed May 6 to hold next hearing on the charge framing in the Niko Graft case against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and 10 others.
Judge Sheikh Hafizur Rahman of the court deferred the date of hearing following the time petition filed by Khaleda Zia’s lawyers. But the accused in
the case couldn’t appear before the court yesterday due to her illness. BNP leader Khaleda Zia, convicted in Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trusts graft cases, has been undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) since April 1.
Earlier, on March 19, Khaleda Zia came to the court in a wheelchair around 12:40pm.
On March 3, BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia told a local court that jail authorities did not produce her for trial in Niko graft case on February 20.
On that day, a Dhaka court fixed March 19 to hold hearing on the charge framing in the Niko graft case. On the day, during charge hearing, jail authorities said Khaleda Zia could not be produced as she “did not wake up from sleep”.
Apart from BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, former Law Minister Barrister Moudud Ahmed, former secretaries Md Shafiur Rahman, Khondker Shahidul Islam, CM Yusuf Hossain and former President of Dhaka Club Selim Bhuiyan are among the prime accused of the case.
The other three accused persons are: former secretary Kamal Uddin Siddiqui, former General Manager of Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration & Production Company Limited (BAPEX) Meer Moinul Haque and Niko South Asia Affairs Vice President Kashem Sharif are absconding.
