Graft: Khaleda’s next hearing Jun 15

A special court today set June 15 as the next hearing date for BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to appear in Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases.

Judge Md Akhtaruz-zaman of the Special Judge Court-5 recorded Khaleda’s self-defence today and set the further hearing date after concluding hearing.

The BNP chief appeared before the court around 11:40am and left around 1:30pm.

According to the charge sheet of the Zia Charitable graft case, Khaleda and three others abused power to collect Tk 6.19 crore for Zia Charitable Trust during the BNP-led government's tenure between 1991 and 1996.

On the other hand, the statement of the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case says the BNP chief, her son Tarique Rahman and four others embezzled Tk 2.1 crore by forming the charity that exists only on paper.

The Anti-Corruption Commission filed both the cases.