Khaleda’s bail hearing adjourned till tomorrow
The High Court today continued the hearing on a petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia seeking bail in a murder case for second day.
The case was filed in connection with killing eight people and injuring 25-26 others by setting a bus on fire in Chauddagram of Comilla on February 2, 2015.
After concluding today’s hearing, the HC bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice JBM HassanHC fixed tomorrow for resuming it.
During hearing today, Khaleda's lawyer Advocate KhandkerMahbub Hossain prayed to the HC to grant bail to his client (Khaleda) considering her old age, illness and social status, saying that she not involved in the incident mentioned in the case and her name was not in the first information report.
Attorney General MahbubeyAlam vehemently opposed the bail petition of Khaleda Zia, saying that there are specific allegations against her (Khaleda) of calling hartal for which the incident of killing and injuring took place.The attorney general is expected to continue placing arguments on the petition before the HC today.
The HC started the hearing on the bail petition on Tuesday.
Khaleda has submitted five petitions to the HC seeking bail in five cases after the Supreme Court's Appellate Division upheld Khaleda Zia’s bail in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case in which she was sentenced to five years' imprisonment.
She could not walk out of prison following the SC judgment as she was shown arrested in seven other cases.
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