Cumilla court rejects Khaleda's bail plea in arson case

A Cumilla court here rejected on Monday the bail petition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case over the killing of eight people in an arson attack on a bus in 2015, report agencies.

Cumilla Additional District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Ali Akbar passed the order and fixed February 25 for hearing on charge-framing in the case.

On January 23, the High Court (HC) had asked the lower court concerned to dispose of the petition seeking bail for BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia by February 04.

Meanwhile, a Dhaka court has set February 12 for the next hearing on charge-framing against 11 people, including BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, in the Niko graft case..

Judge Sheikh Hafizur Rahman of Dhaka Special Judge Court-9 fixed the date on Monday after

partial hearing with all the accused present in

the dock.