Arrest warrant against Tarique

A Dhaka special court cancelled on Thursday bail of BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman and issued an arrest warrant against him in the Zia Orphanage Trust case, report agencies.
Abu Ahmed Jamadar of Dhaka Special Judge's Court-3 passed the order after hearing a petition.
The court also asked all the accused, including BNP chief Khaleda Zia, in the Zia Orphanage Trust case, to appear before it on January 30 in their self defence.
Meanwhile, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia did not appear before the special court during her self-defence hearing in the Zia Charitable Trust case, citing hartal enforced by the National Committee to Protect Oil,Gas, Natural Resources, Power and Port.
Earlier, on January 13, the special court fixed January 26 for hearing the statement of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in her self-defence.
On August 8, 2011, the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the Zia Charitable Trust case with Tejgaon thana accusing four people, including Khaleda Zia, of abusing power in raising funds for the trust from unknown sources.
ACC deputy director Harunur Rashid, also investigation officer of the case, pressed charges against the accused on January 16, 2012.
Meanwhile, two BNP associate bodies --Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal and Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) announced demonstration programmes protesting the issuance of an arrest warrant against BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman in the Zia Orphanage Trust case.