DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday morning (April 5) was granted bail in five cases after she had appeared before the courts with bail appeals.

Besides, one of the courts released her from the obligations of appearing before it in person.

The courts pronounced the decisions considering her age, health and social status.

The BNP chief appeared before the courts in phases from 10:45am and left the court premises around 1:20pm.

Three judges of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka granted bail in three cases.

The cases include bomb attack on a procession of shipping minister Shahjahan Khan, a sedition case for defaming the war martyred and a case for petrol bomb attack on a passenger bus in city’s Jatrabari area.

Earlier, two judge courts in city granted bail to Khaleda Zia in GATCO scam case and in another case of petrol bomb attack on a passenger bus in Jatrabari.

Meanwhile, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP, media) deputy commissioner (DC) Maruf Hossain Sardar said DMP had beefed up the security from Gulistan to Sadarghat areas in this regard.

BDST: 1440/1545 HRS, APR 05, 2016
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