11 cases against Khaleda: Charge framing hearing on September 13

A Dhaka court today set September 13 for hearing on charge framing of 11 cases, including a sedition case, filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.

Judge (in charge) Faisal Atiq Bin Kadet of Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court adjourned the hearing and set the new date, said Additional Public Prosecutor Tapash Kumar Pal.

The adjournment came following petitions submitted by the defence, citing different reasons.

Khaleda, who is out of jail following an executive order from the government, is now unwell and taking treatment at her Gulshan residence.

Among the 11 cases, 10 were filed in the first three months of 2015 over arson attacks, while the other one was filed with a Dhaka court on charge of making seditious comments on freedom fighters and martyrs of the Liberation War.

Three other corruption cases against Khaleda -- Gatco, Niko and Boropukuria coalmine -- are now pending with three other special courts in Dhaka.

Two more cases are pending with the Second Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court.

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