DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is likely to appear before the court on Thursday to attend the hearing in Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust cases.

Advocate Sanaullah Miah, a counsel for Khaleda, confirmed the matter to banglanews around 12:00pm on Wednesday.

Hearing in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases are scheduled to be held on the day in a makeshift court set up in city’s Alia Madrasa ground.

Zia Orphanage Case

The ACC filed the graft case on July 3, 2008 with Ramna Police Station accusing Khaleda, her eldest son Tarique Rahman and four others of misappropriating over Tk 2.10 crore which came as grants from a foreign bank for orphans. 

The other accused are former BNP lawmaker Kazi Saleemul Haque, businessperson Sharfuddin Ahmed, Khaleda's former principal secretary Kamal Uddin Siddiqui and Momenur Rahman.

Zia Charitable Trust Case

On August 8, 2011, Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the case with Tejgaon Police Station accusing four people, including Khaleda, of abusing power in raising funds for the trust from unknown sources.    

The other accused in the case are Harris Chowdhury, Ziaul Islam Munna, assistant private secretary (APS) to Harris, and Monirul Islam Khan, APS to Sadeque Hossain Khoka, mayor of the erstwhile Dhaka City Corporation.

BDST: 1223 HRS, JUN 17, 2015
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