Khaleda seeks HC bail in Cumilla arson case

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia filed an appeal with the High Court seeking bail for her in a case filed over the killing of eight people in an arson attack on a bus in 2015 in Cumilla, reports UNB.

On behalf of Khaleda Zia, her lawyer Kaisar Kamal filed the petition with the bench concerned of the HC on Wednesday.

The petition will be moved to the bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice SM Mozibur Rahman for the hearing, said the lawyer.

Earlier on February 4, Cumilla Additional District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Ali Akbar rejected the bail petition of Khaleda Zia in the case.

On January 23, the High Court asked the lower court concerned to dispose of the petition filed seeking bail for BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia by February 4.

The hearing on the bail petition in the case has been deferred four times so far due to various reasons.

On January 16, a court deferred the hearing on charge framing and bail petition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the case.

Eight people were killed and at least 20 others injured in a petrol bomb attack on a bus at Jogmohanpur in Chouddagram upazila on February 3, 2015 during the BNP-led alliance's movement.