The Special Judge’s Court-3 of Dhaka issued the warrant on Thursday after rejecting a petition file by the lawyer for Shahjahan seeking time for his appearance. Public Prosecutor Mosharraf Hossain Kajol ended his arguments on Thursday. BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who is among the 24 accused in the Global Agro Trade (Pvt) Company Ltd or GATCO corruption case, was present during the hearing. Of the accused, M Saifur Rahman, M Shamsul Islam, MK Anwar, Akbar Hossain, Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan and Khaleda's younger son Arafat Rahman Coco have died. Another accused, former minister and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Motiur Rahman Nizami, was hanged in 2016 for crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.

Source: bd News24 February 07, 2019 21:22 UTC