Khaleda asks for security

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has asked for security as the next proceedings in 2 corruption cases filed against her by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) is approaching. Party high-ups said Khaleda Zia, also the former prime minister, has filed a general diary (GD) with Chawkbazar Police Station seeking security for her. Khaleda’s lawyer Zakir Hossain Bhuiyan applied for the safety of the BNP chief as a Dhaka court had set January 7 for the next hearing in Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases. ‘When Madam (Khaleda) was on her way to the hearing of ACC at a special court in Old Dhaka’s Bakshibazar the area was under attack. There is another hearing on Jan 7 next year. We are filing the GD for security concerns,' he said. But Sub-Inspector Jalal Uddin of Chawkbazar Police Station said the GD hasn't been recorded yet. Last week, Khaleda attended the hearing in the makeshift court in Bakshibazar amid clashes between Awami League activists and BNP supporters. The hearing of the graft case is being held in that court. The hearing was deferred that day and set for Jan 7 following Khaleda's appeal, according to a news agency.