BNP chief Khaleda Zia's absence has led to the deferment of a court hearing on the Niko graft case on Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com.
Judge Sheikh Hafizur Rahman of the Special Judge Court at the old Central Jail in Nazimuddin Road scheduled the case's next hearing on March 3.
The jail authorities informed the court that Khaleda 'could not wake up' to attend the indictment hearing.
Jailed for over an year in two graft cases, the last time Khaleda attended a Niko hearing was on February 12.
The Anti-corruption Commission filed the case with Tejgaon Police Station on December 9, 2007 over the charge of misusing power by handing out three gas fields to the Canadian company Niko showing them as abandoned that caused the state to suffer a loss of Tk 137.77 billion.
Niko graft hearing deferred as Khaleda fails to attend
FE Team | Published: February 20, 2019 23:47:43
Niko graft hearing deferred as Khaleda fails to attend
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