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Khaleda, two others acquitted in Gatco case

October 25, 2024 00:00:00


Khaleda Zia

A Dhaka court has acquitted BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, along with Standing Committee members Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain and Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, in the long-standing Gatco corruption case.

Judge Abu Taher of Dhaka Special Judges' Court-3 gave the order following a hearing on Thursday, reports UNB.

The Gatco corruption case has been a point of contention for over a decade, with the original complaint filed at the Tejgaon Police Station on September 2, 2007.

Initially, 24 individuals, including influential figures from the previous four-party alliance government, were named in the charge sheet submitted by the ACC in 2008.

As the case progressed, several accused passed away, including former ministers Saifur Rahman and Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan, and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Maulana Matiur Rahman Nizami, among others.


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