Court Correspondent :
The Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka on Monday adjourned the hearing of the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case against BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia, the party’s Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman and four others till February 2.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was asked to appear before a Dhaka court on Thursday in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission.
Judge Abu Ahmed Jomadar of the Special Judge Court passed the order on hearing arguments from the prosecution and the defence in presence of Khaleda Zia at the make-shift court set up on Bakshibazar Alia Madrasa playground. On the next date the court will also hear the petition filed by Khaleda Zia’s lawyers seeking further investigation into the case. Earlier, her lawyer submitted the petition saying that investigation into the case conducted by the ACC was faulty. Besides, BNP leader is scheduled to place her statement in self-defence on the same date.
Meanwhile, Khaleda Zia left her Gulshan residence at about 10 am and appeared at the court at 11.15 am. She left the court for her residence after the proceedings of the court.
On January 26, the court fixed January 30 as the date of hearing and asked the BNP Chairperson to appear before the court. On that date, the court issued warrant of arrest against Tarique Rahman in the case.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case on July 3, 2008 with Ramna Model Police Station accusing Khaleda, her eldest son Tarique, who has been residing in the UK since 2008, and four others for misappropriating over Tk 2.10 crore that was received as grant for orphans from a foreign bank.
Other four accused persons are: former BNP lawmaker Kazi Salimul Haque, businessperson Sharfuddin Ahmed, former premier Khaleda Zia’s Principal Secretary Dr Kamal Uddin Siddidqui and late President Ziaur Rahman’s nephew Momenur Rahman.
The Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka on Monday adjourned the hearing of the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case against BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia, the party’s Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman and four others till February 2.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was asked to appear before a Dhaka court on Thursday in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission.
Judge Abu Ahmed Jomadar of the Special Judge Court passed the order on hearing arguments from the prosecution and the defence in presence of Khaleda Zia at the make-shift court set up on Bakshibazar Alia Madrasa playground. On the next date the court will also hear the petition filed by Khaleda Zia’s lawyers seeking further investigation into the case. Earlier, her lawyer submitted the petition saying that investigation into the case conducted by the ACC was faulty. Besides, BNP leader is scheduled to place her statement in self-defence on the same date.
Meanwhile, Khaleda Zia left her Gulshan residence at about 10 am and appeared at the court at 11.15 am. She left the court for her residence after the proceedings of the court.
On January 26, the court fixed January 30 as the date of hearing and asked the BNP Chairperson to appear before the court. On that date, the court issued warrant of arrest against Tarique Rahman in the case.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case on July 3, 2008 with Ramna Model Police Station accusing Khaleda, her eldest son Tarique, who has been residing in the UK since 2008, and four others for misappropriating over Tk 2.10 crore that was received as grant for orphans from a foreign bank.
Other four accused persons are: former BNP lawmaker Kazi Salimul Haque, businessperson Sharfuddin Ahmed, former premier Khaleda Zia’s Principal Secretary Dr Kamal Uddin Siddidqui and late President Ziaur Rahman’s nephew Momenur Rahman.
