Three-term PM of Bangla, widow of deceased dictator Ziaur Rahman, head of the Bangla Nationalist Party, an apparent magnet for corruption ...
and two others in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case.
The two witnesses are Amir Uddin and Paritush Chandra Dey, Sonali Bank's assistant general manager and senior executive manager respectively, who were both previously officers at the bank's Prime Minister's Office branch.
With yesterday's proceedings, the court has so far recorded depositions of 10 witnesses.
After recording the witness depositions, Judge Abu Ahmed Jamadar of Dhaka Special Judge Court 3 adjourned the trial proceedings until October 15 in the Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust cases. He fixed the date following time petitions from Khaleda's counsel.
Two separate defence petitions were also filed explaining Khaleda's non-appearance at the court, mentioning that the BNP chief was ill and had gone abroad for treatment.
Both the cases are being tried by the same court in the makeshift courtroom at Central Jail Parade Ground amid tight security.
On July 3, 2008, the Anti-Corruption Commission filed the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case against six, including Khaleda Zia and her eldest son Tarique Rahman
...the elder son of former President of Bangladesh Ziaur Rahman Bir Uttam, and Khaleda Zia, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh. He is the Senior Vice Chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). His nickname is
Pino. There are allegations that Pino took a rakeoff from every foreign investment into the country while Mom was in office...
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