DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has moved to revive Global Agro Trade Corporation (Gatco) corruption case against 24 people, including BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. 

The anti-graft body on Tuesday pleaded to the High Court to start the hearing again over the case.

ACC lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan urged the HC bench comprising Justice Mainul Islam Chowdhury and Justice JBM Hasan for fixing a hearing date.

However, the ACC on Monday appointed him for quick disposal of the rule before it and he prayed for to resume the hearing.

Earlier, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed a case of corruption of Tk 1000 crore for the employment of contractors in Chittagong Port and Kamalapur Container Terminal in Dhaka.

An HC vacation bench comprising Justice Ashfaqul Islam and Justice AKM Zahirul Haque rejected the petition.

Chittagong Port former director Lutful Kabir appealed for the cancellation of the case.

The case was filed against 24 people, including former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. The names of two people were dropped due to their death.

The court also postponed the trial procedure of Khaleda Zia’s part of the case in response to her appeal.

On September 2 in 2007, the ACC filed the case with city’s Tejgaon Thana and later the court framed charges against the defenders on July 2008.

BDST: 1930 HRS, JAN 27, 2014