Khaleda’s bail, appeal pleas accepted, hearing on Sunday

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is unlikely to get bail in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case before Sunday, as the High Court on Thursday deferred the hearing on a petition filed by her seeking bail in the case. The court, however, accepted hearing another petition of the BNP chief filed challenging the trial court verdict sentencing her to five years’ imprisonment in the case and asked the special trial court to submit all the documents relating to the verdict before it within 15 days. The High Court division bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Shahidul Karim also stayed Tk2.10cr fine, ordered by the trial court.

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The bench came up with the orders after hearing two petitions. Earlier in the morning, the BNP chief filed a separate petition with the High Court seeking bail in the case. ACC lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan and Khaleda Zia's lawyer Zainul Abedin talks to the media Focus BanglaBarrister Nowshad Jamir and Barrister Kaiser Kamal, on behalf of the BNP chief, submitted the 880-page bail petition in the morning showing 31 grounds for granting her bail. On Tuesday, lawyers of the BNP chairperson filed an appeal with the High Court challenging her sentence in the graft case. The court fixed Thursday for hearing it.

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On February 8, a special court in Dhaka sentenced the BNP chairperson to five years' imprisonment in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. She was then sent to old central jail at Nazimuddin Road in Dhaka.