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CASE-KHALEDA-TRANSFER-KERANIGANJ
Khaleda’s cases transferred to Keraniganj court for hearing
DHAKA, May 13, 2019 (BSS) – Government has transferred 15 cases including
Niko and Gatco graft cases filed against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia
and others to a temporary court raised in front of Keraniganj Central Jail
for further hearing.
A Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry gazette notification
issued yesterday said the cases were transferred to the temporary court at
newly constructed building-2 in front of Keraniganj Central Jail over
security reasons.
The 15 cases are: Niko graft case, Gatco graft case, Boropukuria graft
case, eight cases of sabotage lodged with Darus Salam Police Station, a case
lodged with Jatrabari Police Station over torching a bus, and three
defamation cases.
The BNP chief is now undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib
Medical University (BSMMU) under jail custody. She was in jail after getting
convicted in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case on February 8, 2018. She was
later sentenced to seven-year in jail in Zia Charitable Trust graft case.
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