Khaleda Zia acquitted in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case on appeal

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court acquitted all the accused, including BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case on Wednesday.

A five-member bench of the Appellate Division led by Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed delivered the verdict in response to appeals filed by Khaleda Zia and others, according to local media reports.

Earlier, on February 08, 2018, Judge Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman of Dhaka’s Special Judge Court-5, established at the parade ground of the prison directorate in Bakshibazar, sentenced Khaleda Zia to five years in prison in the Zia Orphanage Trust case.

Additionally, the court sentenced Khaleda Zia’s son and BNP's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, former Magura MP Kazi Salimul Haque Kamal, businessman Sharfuddin Ahmed, Dr Kamal Uddin Siddiqui, and Mominur Rahman to 10 years of imprisonment each.