Hearing in 11 cases against Khaleda Zia October 20

The charge framing hearing against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in 11 cases, including one filed over sedition, will be held on October 20.

Judge KM Emrul Kayesh of Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court set the new date on Tuesday.

Of the 11 cases, 10 were filed in the first three months of 2015 over arson attacks. The other case was filed with a Dhaka court on charge of making seditious comments on freedom fighters and martyrs of the Liberation War.

Khaleda Zia, who is now out of jail following an executive order from the government, is staying at her Gulshan residence.