Court asks Khaleda Zia to appear on Jan 16 in Gatco case

Court asks Khaleda Zia to appear on Jan 16 in Gatco case

A Dhaka court today asked BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 16 others to appear before it on January 16 in connection with the Gatco corruption case as it got High Court orders regarding vacation of the stay order on behalf of several accused in the case.

Judge Abu Syed Diljar Hossain of the Special Judge Court 3 passed the order.

The court also fixed the same date for hearing on charge framing against Khaleda and others in the case.

Earlier in the case, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) public prosecutor Mosharraf Hossain Kajol submitted a petition for producing Khaleda Zia, now on bail in the case, before the court.

After hearing, the court granted the petition.