orphanage case

SC rejects Khaleda’s plea to reinvestigate

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday upheld the High Court order rejecting BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's appeal seeking reinvestigation into a part of Zia Orphanage Graft case against her, reports UNB.

A four-member bench, led by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, passed the order after hearing a leave to appeal filed by Khaleda's lawyer, AJ Mohammad Ali,

a former attorney general, challenging the High Court order. Khurshid Alam Khan, an Anti-Corruption Commi­ssion (ACC) lawyer, said the Appellate Division with some observations rejected the leave to appeal, which will be disclosed later after receiving the full copy of the order.

With the latest order, there remains no bar to the continuation of trial proceedings of the case against Khaleda by the lower court.

Earlier on March 9 this year, the HC rejected Khaleda’s prayer seeking a fresh probe into a part of Zia Orphanage corruption case against her that she filed on March 1.

The ACC filed the graft case on July 3, 2008 accusing Khaleda, her elder son Tarique Rahman and four others for misappropriating over Tk 2.10 crore that was received as grants for orphans via a foreign bank.

orphanage case

SC rejects Khaledas plea to reinvestigate

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday upheld the High Court order rejecting BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zias appeal seeking reinvestigation into a part of Zia Orphanage Graft case against her, reports UNB. A four-member bench, led by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, passed the order after hearing a leave to appeal filed by Khaledas lawyer, AJ Mohammad Ali, a former attorney general, challenging the High Court order. Khurshid Alam Khan, an Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) lawyer, said the Appellate Division with some observations rejected the leave to appeal, which will be disclosed later after receiving the full copy of the order. With the latest order, there remains no bar to the continuation of trial proceedings of the case against Khaleda by the lower court. Earlier on March 9 this year, the HC rejected Khaledas prayer seeking a fresh probe into a part of Zia Orphanage corruption case against her that she filed on March 1. The ACC filed the graft case on July 3, 2008 accusing Khaleda, her elder son Tarique Rahman and four others for misappropriating over Tk 2.10 crore that was received as grants for orphans via a foreign bank.