A Dhaka court on Thursday deferred the hearing on charge framing against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in 11 cases.
Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Asaduzzaman fixed the new date on July 16 after hearing of a time extension filed by Khaleda's lawyer.
Additional Public Prosecutor Tapash Kumar Pal confirmed the matter.
Thursday was fixed for the appearance of the BNP chief before the court. The court reset the date as Khaleda Zia failed to appear on health ground.
Of the 11 cases, eight were filed with Darus Salam police station and two others were filed with Jatrabari police station for her role in BNP's vandalism during its hartal in 2015.
These 10 cases were filed by police, while a sedition case was filed against the BNP chief by a person.
Later in 2016, police submitted a charge sheet against Khaleda and others accused.
Along with Begum Zia, the notable accused in these cases are BNP leaders Amanullah Aman, Habib-un-Nabi Khan Sohail and Sultan Salauddin Tuku.
