Two arson cases

Khaleda challenges proceedings

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday filed two separate petitions with the High Court (HC) challenging the legality of the trial proceedings against her in two arson cases.

In her petitions, the BNP chief prayed the HC to scrap the trial proceedings of the cases against her.  
The HC bench comprising Justice Miftah Uddin Chowdhury and Justice ANM Bashir Ullah is likely to hold the hearing on the petitions on April 9.
After filing the petitions, Barrister AM Mahbub Uddin Khokan told reporters that his client challenged the trial court order, which had taken into cognisance the charges against her in the cases on August 10 last year.
The two cases were lodged with capital's Darus Salam Police Station on February 10 and 20 in 2015 for setting two buses on fire during the countrywide blockade program of the BNP-led four-party alliance.  

Police submitted charge sheet in the cases on May 12 and 14 last year implicating Khaleda Zia along with other accused.
The BNP chief on April 4 submitted two separate petitions to the HC challenging the lower court order that accepted the charges.
In the petitions, she said that her name was not included in the first information report (FIR) of the cases as she was confined during the incident. But, her name was included in charge sheet of both the cases with an ill-motive to harass her politically, the petition added.

 

 

Two arson cases

Khaleda challenges proceedings

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday filed two separate petitions with the High Court (HC) challenging the legality of the trial proceedings against her in two arson cases. In her petitions, the BNP chief prayed the HC to scrap the trial proceedings of the cases against her. The HC bench comprising Justice Miftah Uddin Chowdhury and Justice ANM Bashir Ullah is likely to hold the hearing on the petitions on April 9. After filing the petitions, Barrister AM Mahbub Uddin Khokan told reporters that his client challenged the trial court order, which had taken into cognisance the charges against her in the cases on August 10 last year. The two cases were lodged with capitals Darus Salam Police Station on February 10and 20 in 2015 for setting two buses on fire during the countrywide blockade program of the BNP-led four-party alliance. Police submitted charge sheet in the cases on May 12 and 14 last year implicating Khaleda Zia along with other accused. The BNP chief on April 4 submitted two separate petitions to the HC challenging the lower court order that accepted the charges. In the petitions, she said that her name was not included in the first information report (FIR) of the cases as she was confined during the incident. But, her name was included in charge sheet of both the cases with an ill-motive to harass her politically, the petition added.