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BSS-06
HEARING-INDICTEMENT-KHALEDA
Indictment hearing in 2 cases against Khaleda Sept 1
DHAKA, Aug 5, 2019 (BSS) – A Dhaka court today set September 1 to hold
hearing on charge framing in two defamation cases against BNP Chairperson
Begum Khaleda Zia.
Today was fixed for holding hearing on the matters, but the defence
pleaded to allow them time in the two cases.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Asaduzzaman Noor then reset the date
accepting the time plea of Khaleda’s counsel.
Journalist Gazi Zahirul Islam on August 30, 2016, filed one case against
the BNP chief for observing fake birthday on August 15.
Jananetri Parishad president AB Siddiqui filed another defamation case
on November 3, 2016, against Khaleda Zia and her late husband Ziaur Rahman
for stigmatizing War of Liberation by rehabilitating anti- Liberation War
elements.
The BNP chairperson is now in bail in these two cases as Dhaka
metropolitan session judge Imrul Kayes allowed her pleas on July 31, 2018.
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