Hearing on Khaleda Zia’s bail pleas in 2 cases deferred

Hearing on Khaleda Zia’s bail pleas in 2 cases deferred

Dhaka, May 22 (Just News): The High Court on Tuesday adjourned until Wednesday the hearing on two petitions filed by BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia seeking bail in two cases.

An HC bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice JBM Hassan passed the order after partially hearing the petitions.

Earlier, on Monday, the HC deferred the hearing on the petitions filed by the BNP chairperson's lawyers for Tuesday.

One of the cases was filed in Cumilla on charge of plotting to carry out subversive acts and another in Narail on charge of defamation, said BNP Legal Affairs Secretary Advocate Kaisar Kamal.

On Sunday, the HC granted permission to Khaleda Zia for filing the bail petitions after her lawyers prayed for it.

The Appellate Division earlier on Wednesday upheld the High Court order that had granted bail to convicted BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.

However, the BNP chief was not freed from jail as Khaleda Zia was shown arrested in the cases filed with different police stations in Cumilla, Dhaka, Narail and Panchagarh.

The BNP chairperson is now facing a total of 36 cases.

Meanwhile, the HC will likely to hear two more petitions of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday, seeking bail in two other cases.Earlier, in the day, the BNP Chairperson's filed the petitions with the High Court seeking bail in two separate cases.

One of the cases was a defamation suit filed by Bangladesh Jananetri Parisad President AB Siddik on November 3, 2016 against Khaleda Zia for distorting history of Liberation War, demeaning the national flag and map.

The other was filed by Journalist Gazi Jahirul Islam on August 30, 2016 accusing Khaleda of observing birthday on August 15 on false information.

Khaleda Zia's lawyer filed the petitions with the HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Shahidul Karim after taking prior permission from the court.

(Justnews/ys/2300hr)