DHAKA: The High Court granted the plea of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to become a party in the writ petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the government notification on shifting the court for her trial in the Niko Graft Case.

A HC bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Md Khairul Alam gave the permission after hearing the petition

ACC's lawyer Adv Khurshid Alam Khan said as Niko corruption case has been filed by ACC, so we filed a petition verbally in the court today to become a party in the writ filed by Khaleda Zia. 

The bench also fixed Tuesday (May 28) for hearing of the writ petition, he added.

Earlier on Sunday (May 26) BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia filed a writ petition with the High Court.

The writ sought a rule to be issued on why the gazette on shifting the Special Judge Court-9 to Keraniganj Central Jail Building-2 from the Old Central Jail, for running the trial in Niko Graft Case, won't be declared illegal, said lawyer Barrister Kaiser Kamal.  
 
The writ also sought postponement on effectiveness of the gazette.
 
Secretaries to home and law ministries were made defendants in the plea.
 
Earlier, on May 21, Khaleda Zia's lawyer sent a legal notice seeking cancellation of the gazette.
 
The writ was filed on Sunday for not getting reply of the notice, said Barrister Kaisar Kamal.

BDST: 1604 HRS, MAY 27, 2019
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