Khaleda ZiaThree-term PM of Bangla, widow of deceased dictator Ziaur Rahman, head of the Bangla Nationalist Party, an apparent magnet for corruption ...
and three others to appear before it on February 14 in connection with the Zia Charitable Trust graft case.
Judge Mohammad Zohurul Haque of the Senior Special Judge's Court will decide on the day whether the charges brought against the accused will be taken into cognisance.
On January 16, the Anti-Corruption Commission pressed charges against Khaleda and three others, accusing them of abusing power to set up a charitable organization named after late president Ziaur Rahman.
The other accused are Abul Harris Chowdhury, political secretary to the former prime minister, Khaleda Zia; his assistant personal secretary (APS) Ziaul Islam Munna; and Monirul Islam Khan, APS to former Dhaka City Corporation mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka.
According to the charge sheet submitted by ACC Assistant Director Harunur Rashid, investigation officer of the case, the four accused, in collaboration with each other, realised over Tk 2.17 crore from unknown sources in the name of establishing Shaheed Zia Charitable Trust.
The charge sheet also points out irregularities in spending over Tk 1.24 crore in the process of purchasing a piece of land for the trust.