The long-pending rule seeking to invalidate the Barapukuria coalmine graft case filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will come up on today’s cause list for fixing the date of hearing before the High Court.
An HC division bench, comprising Justice M Moinul Islam Chowdhury and Justice JBM Hassan passed the order, following a petition of the Anti-Corruption Commission counsel.
The ACC on February 26, 2008, filed the case with Shahbagh police station, accusing Khaleda and 10 of her former cabinet colleagues of taking Tk159 crore in kickbacks on the Barapukuria coalmine deal awarded to the highest bidder, instead of the lowest one.
Responding to a petition filed by Khaleda, the HC on October 16, 2008, stayed the case proceedings and issued a rule asking the ACC to explain why the case should not be quashed.
