The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court will deliver its verdict tomorrow on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's appeals challenging the High Court's decision to enhance her prison sentence from five years to ten years in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case.

A five-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed today fixed the date for the delivery of the judgement after conducting hearing on the appeals.

The apex court also will deliver its verdict tomorrow on an appeal filed by former BNP lawmaker Kazi Salimul Haque alias Kazi Kamal challenging the HC judgement that upheld his 10 years' imprisonment handed down by the trial court in the same case.

The SC held hearing on the two appeals of Khaleda Zia for three days and the appeal of Kazi Kamal today.

BDST: 1318 HRS, JAN 14, 2025
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