DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will not appear before court in Niko graft case on personal grounds.

His lawyer Advocate Sanaullah Mia confirmed the matter to banglanews Sunday.

On June 18, 2015, High Court cleared the way for trial proceedings to resume against Khaleda and others in the Niko graft case filed by the ACC in 2007.

The bench of Justice Md Nuruzzaman and Justice Zafar Ahmed also ordered the BNP chief to surrender before the trial court within two months after its verdict reaches the trial court.

Later a Dhaka court granted bail to Khaleda Zia when she surrendered. After a hearing, Judge Mohammad Aminul Islam of Special Judge's Court-9 granted bail to her and fixed December 28 for charge framing hearing.

BDST: 1203 HRS, DEC 27, 2015
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