Court warns Khaleda of arrest if she misses appearance on Oct 5

A Dhaka court on Sunday ordered BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to appear before it on October 5 or it will issue an arrest warrant if she fails to comply with the order in a case filed for dishonouring the country's map and the national flag. Metropolitan Magistrate Nur Nabi passed the order on Sunday afternoon after hearing a petition seeking Khaleda's arrest, reports UNB. President of Jananetri Parishad, a pro-Awami League organisation, AB Siddique filed the petition as Khaleda did not appear before the court following its previous order. Earlier on March 22, the court had summoned Khaleda to appear before it on September 12 but the BNP chairperson didn't appear. AB Siddique filed the case on November 3 last year accusing Khaleda and her late husband ex-president Ziaur Rahman for dishonouring the country's map and the national flag by appointing two ministers from Jamaat-e-Islami in 2001 though the party actively worked against the country's independence during 1971. Investigation officer of the case Moshiur Rahman, also officer-in-charge of Tejgaon police station, submitted the probe report to the court on February 25.