Khaleda’s plea accepted, arson case hearing deferred to June 5
A Dhaka court today deferred to June 5 the next hearing of the Jatrabari arson attack case filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia as she could not appear before it due to her physical illness.
Judge Kamrul Hossain Molla of Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court passed the order accepting a petition filed by Khaleda seeking adjournment of the hearing.
During today’s hearing, Sanaullah Mia, lawyer for Khaleda, told the court that his client could not appear before the court today as she is ill. Khaleda is suffering from heart decease, Sanaullah told the court.
Earlier on April 5, Khaleda secured bail from a Dhaka court in the case filed for the arson attack that killed a person and burned 31 others in Jatrabari area during the BNP-led 20-party alliance's blockade last year.
On May 6, last year, detectives pressed charges against BNP chief Khaleda and 37 others for the Jatrabari arson attack that took place on January 23, 2015.
According to the charge sheets, the BNP chief was implicated for masterminding the arson attack on the passenger bus that left 31 people burnt. One of the victims succumbed to his injuries later.
A day after the incident, Jatrabari police filed the cases against 68 BNP-Jamaat leaders.
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