Khaleda's hearing deferred

A Dhaka court yesterday deferred to June 5 the next hearing of the Jatrabari arson attack case filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 36 others as she could not appear before it due to illness.

Judge Kamrul Hossain Molla of Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court passed the order, accepting an adjournment petition filed by Khaleda.

Khaleda's lawyer Sanaullah Mia told the court that his client could not appear before it as she is suffering from heart disease. 

Earlier on April 5, Khaleda secured bail from the same court.

On May 6, last year, detectives pressed charges against BNP chief and 37 others for the January 23, 2015 attack that killed one and burned 31 others during the BNP-led 20-party alliance's blockade.

Jatrabari police filed the cases against 68 BNP-Jamaat leaders, a day after the incident.