Three-term PM of Bangla, widow of deceased dictator Ziaur Rahman, head of the Bangla Nationalist Party, an apparent magnet for corruption ...
may appear before a Dhaka court today to attend hearings in two graft cases -- Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust cases.
Khaleda's lawyer Md Sanaullah Miah confirmed this to the Dhaka Tribune.
On May 5, Dhaka's Third Special Judge Abu Ahmed Jamadar fixed May 25 for the hearing in the graft cases and asked Khaleda to be present during the hearing.
On that day, Khaleda's counsel Masud Ahmed Talukder assured the court that the BNP chief would appear before the court on the fixed date.
The trial of the corruption cases against Khaleda and eight other accused began on September 22 last year.
The Anti-Corruption Commission filed one of the graft cases against Khaleda and five others for embezzling over Tk2.1 crore in the name of Zia Orphanage Trust that existed only on paper. The other case was also filed by the anti-graft body in 2011 for abusing power in setting up the Zia Charitable Trust.