The High Court yesterday extended Khaleda Zia's bail in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case till October 15.

The HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman passed the order, following a prayer moved by Khaleda's lawyer Barrister Kayser Kamal.

On Wednesday, the bench asked Khaleda's lawyers to finish placing arguments on the appeal by October 14.

On March 12, HC granted four months' bail to Khaleda in the case, which expired on July 12. Since then, the bail has been extended eight times, said ACC lawyer Advocate Khurshid Alam Khan.