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Cumilla case: Khaleda files petition seeking bail from HC

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Published: 10:43, 18 July 2018   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Cumilla case: Khaleda files petition seeking bail from HC

Staff Correspondent: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia filed a bail petition with High Court (HC) in a case filed under Special Powers Act for vandalizing vehicles in Chouddagram upazila of Cumilla on February 3, 2015.

The HC bench comprising Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice SM Mujibur Rahman is likely to hear bail petition on Wednesday.

Deputy Attorney General of the concerned bench Md. Bashir Ullah told risingbd.com that a Cumilla court adjourned the bail petition hearing till August 8 after showing her arrested in the case on July 1.

Later, Khaleda Zia sought bail from the HC in this case. This petition is on today’s court agenda, he added.

Earlier, Khaleda Zia filed a petition with the High Court seeking cancellation of this case, which is still pending.

On February 8 last, a special court sentenced the former prime minister to five years’ imprisonment in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. She was sent to Dhaka central jail following the verdict. Since then, she has been in jail.


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