DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday appeared before a makeshift court in Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trust cases.

She started for court at 9:45am Thursday from her Gulshan residence and reached the court premises around 10:45am.

Earlier at 10:35am, Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka Judge Abu Ahmed Jomadar started recording deposition of a witness in the cases.

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: 1130 HRS, SEP 10, 2015
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** Khaleda on way to court