Charge framing against Khaleda Zia in 2 cases, hearing Dec 20

Court Correspondent :
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday fixed December 20 for hearing on charge framing in two cases, one for observing fake birthday on National Mourning Day and another for stigmatizing the War of Liberation, filed against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia.

Earlier, Wednesday was fixed for holding the indictment hearing in both the cases, but Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sultan Sohagh Uddin fixed the new date, allowing a time plea of the defense counsel.

Journalist Gazi Jahirul Islam filed fake birthday case against Khaleda on August 30, 2016.

According to the complainant, Khaleda Zia, from 1996 was celebrating her fake birthday on August 15, the day when Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was martyred along with most of his family members. She is allegedly doing this on the purpose to dishonour the Father of the Nation.