Khaleda trial to be held at makeshift court in Keraniganj jail
| May 13, 2019
The government has decided to hold the trial of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in 17 cases inside the Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj after setting up a makeshift court there, reports UNB.
The law ministry issued separate gazette notifications in this regard on Monday.
The newly constructed building-2 of the central jail was declared as the makeshift court under sub-section 2 of section 9 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the notifications said.
On 8 February, 2018, a special court sentenced Khaleda to five years’ rigorous imprisonment in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.
The 73-year-old former prime minister has been staying at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University for treatment since 1 April last.
