A special court in Dhaka on Thursday granted bail to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases against Tk 2lakh bond.
The court also asked the BNP chairperson to take permission before leaving the country.
Judge Dr Akhtaruzzaman of Dhaka Special Judges Court 5 gave the order, in response to a bail petition filed by the BNP chairperson.
Earlier at 11.17am, she appeared before the special court set up in the city’s Bakshibazar area.
Khaleda returned home from the UK on Wednesday afternoon after over a three-month stay there. She reached Hazrat Shahjajal International Airport by an Emirates Airlines flight around 5:10pm.
Earlier on October 12, Dhaka Special Court-5 issued the warrant for the arrest of Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case as she went to London without its permission.
On July 3, 2008, the Anti-Corruption Commission filed the case with Ramna Police Station accusing Khaleda Zia, her eldest son Tarique Rahman, and four others for misappropriating over Tk 21.0 million (2.10 crore) that came as grants from a foreign bank for orphans.