Barrister Kaiser Kamal, the BNP chief’s lawyer, told reporters that the bail application was submitted on Wednesday. Cumilla Additional District and Sessions Judge Md Ali Akbar rejected Khaleda's bail application on Feb 4. "We could not hold a bail hearing due to the government’s interference with the affairs of the judiciary. A hearing of the bail application in the High Court make take place next Monday or Tuesday, he said. She has been sentenced to 17 years in prison in the Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trust corruption cases.

Source: bd News24 February 27, 2019 11:48 UTC