The Special Judges’ Court-3 in Dhaka on Sunday granted bails to Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, and two others in two graft cases.
The judge of the court, Md Abu Ahmed Jamadar, passed the order after Khaleda, and former BNP lawmaker Kazi Salimul Haque Kamal and businessman Sharfuddin Ahmed surrendered to the court this morning.
Their lawyers submitted bail petitions on behalf of them.
The judge also adjourned the court proceedings till May 5.
The former prime minister arrived at the makeshift court in the capital’s Bakhshibazar around 10:35am after coming out of her Gulshan party office around 9:55am. She was escorted by police and her own security force members.
Other leaders and activists also accompanied her. She came out of her office after 3 months.
Her lawyers told New Age that they submitted a number of applications including 2 seeking all certified copies of the cases.
On February 25, the court had issued warrant for arresting Khaleda Zia in the cases due to her repeated absence in the proceedings of the cases. Those two graft cases are Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust cases.
Meanwhile, additional security forces were deployed in and around the makeshift court.
Five-tier security measures were installed, erecting check posts and restricting vehicular movements around the court vicinities.
Before Khaleda’s appearance in the court, her personal security arrived at the court to see security measures taken for her.
On March 4, the special court had upheld warrant and deferred until April 5 the trial proceedings of the two graft cases after the defence sought withdrawal of the arrest warrant as her petition for transfer of the two cases to another court awaited disposal by the High Court.
Khaleda had last appeared in the court on December 24, 2014 amid violent clashes after activists of Chhatra League, the ruling Awami League-backed student body, allegedly attacked her party men standing near the makeshift court to receive her.
In the Zia Orphanage Trust case, Khaleda and five others were charged with misappropriation of Tk 2.11 crore after withdrawal of the money from the trust fund between November 13, 1993 and March 28, 2007.
In the Zia Charitable Trust case, Khaleda and three others were charged with collecting Tk 3.15 crore illegally in the name of the trust and subsequently withdrawing the money from the fund in an attempt to misappropriate the amount.
The judge of the court, Md Abu Ahmed Jamadar, passed the order after Khaleda, and former BNP lawmaker Kazi Salimul Haque Kamal and businessman Sharfuddin Ahmed surrendered to the court this morning.
Their lawyers submitted bail petitions on behalf of them.
The judge also adjourned the court proceedings till May 5.
The former prime minister arrived at the makeshift court in the capital’s Bakhshibazar around 10:35am after coming out of her Gulshan party office around 9:55am. She was escorted by police and her own security force members.
Other leaders and activists also accompanied her. She came out of her office after 3 months.
Her lawyers told New Age that they submitted a number of applications including 2 seeking all certified copies of the cases.
On February 25, the court had issued warrant for arresting Khaleda Zia in the cases due to her repeated absence in the proceedings of the cases. Those two graft cases are Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust cases.
Meanwhile, additional security forces were deployed in and around the makeshift court.
Five-tier security measures were installed, erecting check posts and restricting vehicular movements around the court vicinities.
Before Khaleda’s appearance in the court, her personal security arrived at the court to see security measures taken for her.
On March 4, the special court had upheld warrant and deferred until April 5 the trial proceedings of the two graft cases after the defence sought withdrawal of the arrest warrant as her petition for transfer of the two cases to another court awaited disposal by the High Court.
Khaleda had last appeared in the court on December 24, 2014 amid violent clashes after activists of Chhatra League, the ruling Awami League-backed student body, allegedly attacked her party men standing near the makeshift court to receive her.
In the Zia Orphanage Trust case, Khaleda and five others were charged with misappropriation of Tk 2.11 crore after withdrawal of the money from the trust fund between November 13, 1993 and March 28, 2007.
In the Zia Charitable Trust case, Khaleda and three others were charged with collecting Tk 3.15 crore illegally in the name of the trust and subsequently withdrawing the money from the fund in an attempt to misappropriate the amount.
Source: New Age
