HC set to deliver verdict tomorrow

The High Court (HC) has fixed tomorrow (Wednesday) for delivering its judgment in the appeal plea filed by Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, challenging her three-year jail sentence in a graft case, report agencies.

The bench of Justice Md Khasruzzaman fixed the date after hearing the petition on Monday.

Advocate Asif Hasan stood for the Anti-Corruption Commission while Advocate SM Shahjahan, Advocate Kaisar Kamal and Advocate Zakir Bhuiya represented the petitioner.

On May 14, Zubaida filed the petition with the HC seeking to overturn her sentence. The court accepted the petition for hearing and condoned a 587-day delay in filing the appeal.

On August 2, 2023, a Dhaka court sentenced Tarique to nine years in prison and Zubaida to three years in a case related to amassing wealth illegally and concealing information.