HC hearing on Khaleda's bail petition today

The High Court is set to hear today (Sunday) a petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia seeking bail in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case, reports UNB.

The bail petition has been kept as item no36 of the High Court's cause list for the day.

The HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Shahidul Karim will hear the petition from 2.00pm.

Earlier on Thursday, the same bench set the date after Khaleda's lawyers filed the bail prayer.

The court had also accepted for hearing another petition of the BNP chief filed challenging the trial court verdict sentencing her to five years' imprisonment in the case and the fine of Tk 2.10 crore slapped by the lawyer court on her.