Comilla, July 25 (Just News): BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia’s bail petition in the 2015 arson case of Comilla has been dismissed at the district court.
Comilla District and Session Judge’s Court Judge KM Shamsul Alam denied her bail after hearing, disposing the petition in line with High Court’s order.
Kaimul Haque Rinku led the hearing for Khaleda while public prosecutor Mostafizur Rahman Liton represented the state.
Earlier Monday, the High Court denied Khaleda Zia bail in the case and directed the lower court concerned in Comilla to hear and dispose of her bail petition by July 26.
Khaleda Zia filed a bail petition with the Special Tribunal-1 of Comilla in the case on July 1.
Khaleda Zia, who landed in jail on February 8 this year after a special court in Dhaka sentenced her to five-year jail in the Zia Orphanage Trust case, is now arrested in six other cases filed in Comilla, Dhaka, Khulna and Narail.
(Justnews/ys/2320hr)
