The Supreme Court has set November 28 for BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia's appeal hearing in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case
A four-member bench of the Appellate Division, headed by chief justice Syed Mahmud Hossain fixed the date on Monday.
Advocate Khandaker Mahbub Hossain, Zainul Abedin, and Barrister Moudud Ahmed stood for the appeal petition among others lawyer.
File photo of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia | Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune
Earlier on November 14, BNP Chairperson filed the appeal with the Appellate Division against a High Court order that had rejected her bail plea in the same case.
Also, on July 31, a High Court bench rejected Khaleda's bail petition in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case, in which she was sentenced to seven years imprisonment.
The court also ordered a status quo on the sub-ordinate court's order to confiscate around 69421.49 acre of land bought in the name of the Zia Charitable Trust and asked it to send all of the documents related to this case to the apex court.
On April 30, the High Court accepted Khaleda’s appeal petition challenging a trial court verdict.
On November 18, 2018, Khaleda filed the appeal on 20 grounds, asking the court to scrap the verdict along with the fine and grant her bail.