Khaleda asked to appear before court on Sept 3

FE Team | Published: July 28, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00

A Dhaka court summoned Sunday BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to appear before it on September 3 in connection with the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases, reports UNB.
Judge Basudev Roy of Dhaka Special Judge Court-3 passed the order upon two separate petitions submitted by Khaleda's lawyer, seeking adjournment of the hearing in the cases.
On July 24, the Supreme Court (SC) deferred the hearing on two criminal petitions for leave-to-appeal filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia against a HC order that rejected her two writ petitions in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases.
The court will hear Khaleda's two petitions against another HC order rejecting two revision appeals that sought to quash lower court indictment orders against her in the two graft cases on September 1.
Besides, the hearing on the other two petitions-civil miscellaneous petitions-filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia against a HC order rejecting the petitions of challenging the legality of the appointment of special Judge was not held on July 24, as it did not appear in the cause list of the Appellate Division.
On March 19, Judge Basudev Roy of the Dhaka's Special Judge Court-3 framed charges against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, her son Tarique Rahman and seven other people rejecting their time petitions in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases.
The BNP chief filed separate revision appeals with the High Court on April 13, seeking to quash the lower court indictment orders against her in the two graft cases. However, the HC on April 23 rejected the two petitions.
On July 7, the BNP chief filed two criminal petitions (CPs) for leave-to-appeal with the Appellate Division against two High Court orders in connection with the two graft cases.
On July 13, the camber Judge of Appellate division fixed July 24 for hearing the two CPs and sent to the Chief Justice who constituted the third bench for disposal of the duo petitions of the former prime minister.