DHAKA, November 13, 2019 (BSS) – A court here today set November 25 to
hold Hearing on charge framing in a case against BNP chairperson Begum
Khaleda Zia for observing fake birthday on August 15, the National Mourning
Day.
Today was fixed for holding hearing on the matter, but the defence
counsel pleaded to allow them time in the case. Accepting the defence plea,
Dhaka Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Asaduzzaman Nur adjourned the
hearing till November 25.
Journalist Gazi Zahirul Islam on August 30, 2016, filed the case against
the BNP chief for observing fake birthday on National Mourning Day.
According to the case documents, as per SSC mark sheet of the BNP chief,
her birthday is September 5, 1946. A national daily during her tenure as
Prime Minister published an article on her life, writing August 19, 1945, as
Khaleda’s birthday.
In her marriage certificate, Khaleda Zia’s birthday was given as August
4, 1944, while as per her passport information; her birthday is on August 5,
- August 15 has not been mentioned anywhere as her birthday.