Zia Charitable Trust graft case
Khaledas gets bail extension until Mar 13
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia received a bail extension yesterday in Zia Charitable Trust graft case until March 13. A Dhaka court extended the bail after receiving a petition filed by her lawyer. Based on the petition seeking the bail extension submitted by Khaledas lawyer Abdur Rezak Khan, Judge MD Akhteruzzaman of the Special Judge Court-5 passed the order. The same court on February 1 gave Khaleda ad-interim bail till February 25 and it also extended her bail for one day on February 25. Being convicted in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case, Khaleda is in jail and so she could not appear before the court for hearing yesterday.
Besides, Public Prosecutor Mosharraf Hossain Kajol moved a petition for issuing production warrant against Khaleda but the court is yet to give any order in this regard. The anti-graft body filed the Zia charitable corruption case in August 2011 with Tejgaon Police Station accusing four persons including Khaleda of abusing power to raise funds for the trust from unknown sources.
The three other accused are: Harris Chowdhury, political secretary of the then prime minister Khaleda between 2001 and 2006; Ziaul Islam Munna, assistant private secretary (APS) to Harris; and Monirul Islam Khan, APS of former Dhaka city mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka.
