Khaleda surrenders before court

BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia surrendered before a Dhaka court in two cases, the Zia Orphanage Trust and the Zia Charitable Trust graft cases on Thursday.

She 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.