Khaleda Zia's 11 cases: Hearing deferred to Aug 5

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court deferred to August 5 the next hearing in 11 cases against Khaleda Zia, including a sedition case for her remarks about the number of martyrs during the 1971 Liberation War.

Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge KM Imrul Kayes passed the order on Sunday.

Lawyer Sanaullah Mia, Syed Jaynul Abedin Mejbah and Zia Uddin were present in court on behalf of Khaleda Zia when the court passed the order.

Of the 11 cases, eight were filed with Darus Salam and two with Jatrabari police stations in connection with arson attacks on vehicles in 2015 while the other was filed with a Dhaka court on sedition charge for her remarks on the number of Liberation War martyrs.


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