Khaleda’s lawyers boycott court

The lawyers of jailed BNP chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia have boycotted the high court during a hearing of the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.

The incident took place at the bench of High Court comprising by Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md. Mostafizur Rahman on Tuesday. 

Advocate AJ Mohammad Ali stood for Khaleda Zia in the hearing.

Khaleda was sentenced to five years in jail on February 8 for embezzling donations meant for the orphanage. She has since been kept at the old Dhaka central jail.

Five others, including her son Tarique Rahman, were sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment and fined Tk2.1 crore each for their role in the crime.

The ACC had filed the case on July 3, 2008, against Khaleda, her son Tarique, and four others for misappropriating Tk2.1 crore from the trust fund.