Pally News Desk:
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia did not defend herself in the trial court in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case, stating that an application has been submitted to the High Court. Khaleda's lawyers appeared before the special court on Thursday morning and requested to postpone the hearing until the order of the application filed in the High Court is received. Later, Judge Abu Ahmed Jamadar of the court set up at Alia Madrasa ground in Bakshibazar granted the application and set a new date for the defense on December 15.
Before Khaleda Zia appeared in court, her lawyers requested time to postpone the proceedings in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case.
Initially, the judge rejected the time request and asked Khaleda to present her defense. Later, Khaleda's lawyers said that the order that Khaleda Zia had filed in the High Court regarding the re-recording of testimony could come by December 15. Therefore, when they applied for a time review, the judge granted it and fixed the next date of hearing for December 15. In addition, the special court judge said that if the High Court orders a new order to record testimony, the testimony will be recorded again.
Earlier, Khaleda arrived at Abu Ahmed Jamaddar's court at around 12:15 pm to appear in the corruption case. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Alamgir, central leaders Khandaker Mahbub Hossain, Abdul Awal Mintu, Abdur Rezzak Ali Khan, Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Mahbub Uddin Khokon, Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal, Sana Ullah Mia, Masud Ahmed Talukder and many others were present at the time.
