HC to hear Khaleda’s bail plea today

The High Court (HC) will hear today a petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia seeking bail in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case.

The HC bench of Justice Obaidul Hassan and Justice AKM Zahirul Huq is scheduled to hear the petition.

On February 23, the HC bench asked the vice chancellor (VC) of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) to submit a medical report on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's latest health condition to the apex court by 5:00pm on Wednesday through the registrar general of the court.

Following the HC order, the BSMMU VC sent the medical report to the apex court on Wednesday.

The court also set today (Thursday) for holding a hearing on Khaleda's bail petition in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case.

Lawyers for Khaleda Zia on February 18 filed a bail petition with the HC in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case, citing her illness.

Khaleda Zia has been in jail since February 8, 2018 for in Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case.

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