HC to hear Zubaida's pleas challenging jail sentence in graft case today

The High Court (HC) has scheduled a hearing for today (Thursday) on a petition 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 for the hearing on Wednesday.

Lawyers Kaiser Kamal and Zakir Hossain Bhuiyan appeared in the court on behalf of Zubaida Rahman.

Earlier, 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 Rahman to nine years in prison and Zubaida to three years in a case related to amassing wealth illegally and concealing information.