File photo of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka TribuneThe BNP chief is currently undergoing treatment at BSMMUA Dhaka court has adjourned till May 30 the charge framing hearing in Niko graft case filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and others. The BNP chief is currently undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), reports BSS. On May 5, 2008, the anti-graft watchdog submitted charge sheet against Khaleda and 10 others in the graft case. Two months later, the High Court stayed the proceedings of the case following a petition filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia. The former prime minister has been behind the bars after being convicted in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case on February 8, 2018.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 19, 2019 06:45 UTC