DHAKA: A Court here on Tuesday asked BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and 12 others to surrender before it by April 13 in GATCO graft case, filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

Earlier in the day, ACC lawyer Mosharraf Hossain Kajal submitted full-verdict before Dhaka Special Judges Court-4 seeking date for hearing.

After hearing, Judge Abu Ahmed Jomadar passed the order.

On February 15, High Court released the full text of its verdict rejecting two petitions filed by Khaleda Zia challenging the legality of the graft case and its inclusion under the Emergency Powers Act.

On September 2, 2007, the ACC filed the Gatco graft case against Khaleda and 12 others for causing a loss of Tk 145.64 crore to the national exchequer by allegedly awarding the contract of container handling at the Chittagong port and the Dhaka's Inland Container Depot to Gatco.
 
BDST: 1235 HRS, FEB 23, 2016
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