Khaleda’s bail in Cumilla murder case stayed till April 7
Staff Reporter :
The Supreme Court (SC) on Sunday stayed till April 7 a High Court order that granted six-month ad-interim bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Cumilla murder case.
The case was filed on charge of killing eight people and injuring 25-26
others on the charge of torching a bus on February 2, 2015, in Cumilla’s Chouddagram upazila during the anti-government agitations by the BNP-led political alliance.
The Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division of the SC Justice Md Nuruzzaman passed the order after hearing a leave-to-appeal petition filed by the government challenging the HC order that granted bail to Khaleda Zia.
The apex court Chamber Judge also sent the petition in its full bench and fixed April 7 for further hearing on the same petition, Deputy Attorney General Dr Md Bashir Ullah told the reporters.
He also said that Khaleda Zia cannot get released from jail following the SC Chamber Judge’s order.
Attorney General Mahbubey Alam argued for the government, while Advocate A J Mohammad Ali, Barrister A M Mahbub Uddin Khokan and Barrister Kayser Kamal appeared for Khaleda Zia in the court.
Following a bail petition filed by Khaleda, the HC on March 6 granted six-month ad-interim bail to her in the Cumilla murder case. Khaleda’s lawyer moved the petition in the HC on February 27, seeking bail for her in the case, after a Cumilla court rejected her bail on February 4.
Khaleda landed in the Old Dhaka Central Jail on February 8 last year after a Special Court convicted and sentenced her to five years’ rigorous imprisonment in Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case.
The HC on October 30, 2018 enhanced her punishment to 10 years’ imprisonment in the same case. Besides, Khaleda Zia was also convicted in Zia Charitable Trust case and sentenced to seven years’ rigorous imprisonment by a Special Court on October 29 last year.
The Supreme Court (SC) on Sunday stayed till April 7 a High Court order that granted six-month ad-interim bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Cumilla murder case.
The case was filed on charge of killing eight people and injuring 25-26
others on the charge of torching a bus on February 2, 2015, in Cumilla’s Chouddagram upazila during the anti-government agitations by the BNP-led political alliance.
The Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division of the SC Justice Md Nuruzzaman passed the order after hearing a leave-to-appeal petition filed by the government challenging the HC order that granted bail to Khaleda Zia.
The apex court Chamber Judge also sent the petition in its full bench and fixed April 7 for further hearing on the same petition, Deputy Attorney General Dr Md Bashir Ullah told the reporters.
He also said that Khaleda Zia cannot get released from jail following the SC Chamber Judge’s order.
Attorney General Mahbubey Alam argued for the government, while Advocate A J Mohammad Ali, Barrister A M Mahbub Uddin Khokan and Barrister Kayser Kamal appeared for Khaleda Zia in the court.
Following a bail petition filed by Khaleda, the HC on March 6 granted six-month ad-interim bail to her in the Cumilla murder case. Khaleda’s lawyer moved the petition in the HC on February 27, seeking bail for her in the case, after a Cumilla court rejected her bail on February 4.
Khaleda landed in the Old Dhaka Central Jail on February 8 last year after a Special Court convicted and sentenced her to five years’ rigorous imprisonment in Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case.
The HC on October 30, 2018 enhanced her punishment to 10 years’ imprisonment in the same case. Besides, Khaleda Zia was also convicted in Zia Charitable Trust case and sentenced to seven years’ rigorous imprisonment by a Special Court on October 29 last year.
