Zia Orphanage Trust case: Appeal hearing deferred to Monday

Staff Correspondent: The High Court on Sunday adjourned the hearing on the appeal petition filed by Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust case till July 9.

A High Court bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman passed the deferment order following an application filed by Khaleda seeking adjournment of the hearing.

Lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan stood for the Anti-Corruption Commission and A J Mohammad Ali, Khandokar Mahbub Hossain, Barrister Moudud Ahmed and Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokon for Khaleda Zia.

Earlier on July 3, the High Court fixed July 8 for hearing on the appeal petition filed by Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust case.

On March 19, the Appellate Division stayed Khaleda's bail until May 8 in the graft case in which she was convicted by the lower court.

The Dhaka Special Court-5 convicted the former Prime Minister and BNP chairperson and sentenced her to five years' imprisonment in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.

She was then sent to the old central jail at Nazimuddin Road in the city on February 8. She secured four months' bail from the High Court in the case on March 12.

On March 15, the ACC and the state filed two leave-to-appeal petitions before the Appellate Division challenging Khaleda Zia's bail. Later, the Appellate Division stayed Khaleda Zia's bail until May 8 in the case.


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