A Dhaka court today (September 26) set December 3 for holding a hearing on charge framing in the Barapukuria Coalmine graft case against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and others.

Judge Md Akhtaruzzaman of Dhaka's Special Judge's Court-2 fixed the new on Tuesday.

As Khaleda Zia's lawyer Adv Masud Ahmed Talukder is now outside of the country, lawyer Sayed Jaynul Abedin filed an application seeking adjournment of hearing on the case.

Following the plea, the Judge set the new date.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on February 26, 2008, filed the graft case against Khaleda Zia and 15 others with Shahbagh Police Station. ACC deputy director Md Abul Kashem Fokir on October 5, 2008, filed a charge-sheet in the case.

They were accused of causing a loss of around Taka 159 crore to the state exchequer by awarding a contract for operation of Barapukuria Coalmine to a Chinese company through abuse of power.

BDST: 1336 HRS, SEP 26, 2023 
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