Justice Obaidul Hassan and Justice SM Kuddus Zaman accepted the appeal for hearing on Tuesday after a petition filed by Khaleda’s lawyers. Justice Obaidul Hassan and Justice SM Kuddus Zaman accepted the appeal for hearing on Tuesday after a petition filed by Khaleda’s lawyers. It also issued a stay order on the confiscationof 43-katha land bought in the name of the trust and realisation of fine. The court ordered the lower court to sendall the papers related to the verdict within two months. On Oct 29 last year, the former prime minister andthree others were sentenced to seven years in prison each for embezzling Tk 31.54 million from the Zia Charitable Trust.

Source: bd News24 April 30, 2019 06:00 UTC