Order on Khaleda\\\'s petition on Mar 15

Responding to a petition, the High Court (HC) re-fixed on Sunday March 15 for judgment on its long-pending rule asking the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) to explain why the Barapukuria coalmine corruption case filed against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, also a former Prime Minister, should not be quashed, reports UNB.
An HC division bench, comprising Justice M Moinul Islam Chowdhury and Justice JBM Hassan, passed the revised order.
Earlier, after an ex parte rule hearing, the HC had set March 10 for its judgment.
Emerging from the court, Barrister Bodruddoza Badal, a counsel for Khaleda Zia, told reporters that the court re-fixed the date for order allowing them to make argument over the rule.
Following a petition filed by Khaleda Zia, the HC on October 16, 2008 stayed the case proceedings and issued a rule upon the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to explain why the case filed against the accused should not be quashed.
The ACC on February 26, 2008 filed the case with Shahbagh thana in the city accusing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and others, including her former 10 cabinet colleagues, of taking kickbacks amounting to about Tk 1.59 billion on the Barapukuria Coalmine deal awarded to the highest bidder instead of the lowest one.