Now Khaleda Zia's 7 years sentence

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia (photo: Collected)

In the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case, the court has ordered a fine of Tk 10 lakh including seven years in jail for four accused including BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia.

Each one was fined Tk 10 lakh and sentenced to more than 6 months in default. At the same time, the court has ordered to confiscate 42 Katha land in the name of the Trust in the capital's Kakrail for the favor of the state.

Judge of the Special Special Judge Court-5 on Monday (October 29th) in the administrative building of the old central jail of Nazimuddin Road. Akhtaruzzaman gave the verdict in this case. The verdict was pronounced in the absence of Khaleda Zia.

Although the prosecutors were present at the time, no defense lawyer was present in the court.

The judge entered the court around 11am. 30 minutes before the judge entered the court of the state party court. The judges began judging the verdict at 11:30 pm. The security around the court was strengthened from the morning of the day of the verdict.

Earlier, the High Court rejected the leave to appeal against the continuation of the trial of Zia Charitable Trust corruption case in absence of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. A seven-member Appellate Division bench headed by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain on Monday (October 29th) gave the order.

Four accused in Charitable Trust corruption case Khaleda Zia's three other accused - Khaleda Zia's then political secretary Harish Chowdhury, the private secretary of Harish Chowdhury, presently, BIWTA's acting director of the Ministry of Water Safety and Traffic, Ziaul Islam Munna and Dhaka City Corporation's former mayor Sadek Hossain Khoka's private secretary Monirul Islam. Khan.

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the case with Tejgaon Police Station against four people, including BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, on Aug 8, 2010, alleging the illegal trade of 3 crore 15 lakh 43 thousand rupees in the name of the Zia Charitable Trust.

After this, the chargesheet was filed in the court on January 16, 2012. The trial of the accused in this case started on March 19, 2014, in the form of a complaint.

Earlier, on February 8 this year, Zia Orphanage Trust was sentenced to five years' rigorous imprisonment in the corruption case against Khaleda. At the same time Khaleda Zia's eldest son and BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, each of the five accused in the case, was sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment.