Khaleda’s bail in Cumilla arson case rejected

Cumilla Correspondent: A court rejected the bail petition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed under the Special Powers Act over the arson attack in Chouddagram upazila in the district in 2015.

Cumilla District and Sessions Judge KM Shamsul Alam rejected the bail plea on Wednesday afternoon.

Earlier on Monday (July 23), the High Court directed the Cumilla court to dispose of the bail petition filed by Khaleda within July 26.

On July 17, Khaleda Zia filed a petition before the court seeking bail in the case.

Eight people were killed and 20 others injured when miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at a bus at Jogmohanpur in Chouddagram of Cumilla district during the BNP-led alliance's movement on February 3, 2015.


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