Charge hearings deferred to Feb 16

DHAKA: A Dhaka court deferred the indictment hearings on framing charge Zia Orphanage Trust embezzlement case and Zia Charitable Trust case to February 16
Acting Judge Rezaul Karim of Dhaka special judge court-3 passed the deferment order in response to a time plea filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s lawyer Zoinul Abedin Mesbah.
In the petition, Khaleda Zia sought time as she failed to appear before the court due to lack of security for withdrawal of her protocol as opposition leader.
The charge framing hearings of Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust cases were scheduled to be held on Sunday (January 12).
The accused for these two cases are Senior Vice-President of BNP Tarique Rahman, Kazi Salimul Haque Kamal, Sharfuddin Ahmed, Ziaul Islam Munna, Monirul Islam Khan and former Political Secretary of Khaleda Zia Harichh Chowdhury.
However, Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) filed two cases against them in 2008 and 2011 for embezzling money using the name of the charitable organizations.