DHAKA: The Appellate Division on Sunday (May 28) upheld the High Court order that declared the case against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia for corruption in Barapukuria Coal Mine legal.

As a consequent, now there is no obstruction for trial in the case at judge court, said lawyers.

A four member appellate bench led by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha rejected Khleda’s leave to appeal Sunday.

Senior lawyer AJ Mohammed Ali moved for Khaleda at the court while Lawyer Khurshid Ali Khan moved for Anti-Corruption Commission, plaintiff of the case.
 
Earlier, on September 17, 2015, an HC bench of Justice M Nuruzzaman and Justice Abdur Rob rejected a writ plea from Khlaeda Zia that challenged the legality of the case. A copy of the full verdict was also published May 25, 2016, in this connection.

Later, Khaleda filed a leave to appeal against the verdict on June 26, 2016.

On February, 2008, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the case accusing Khaleda Zia and 16 others including 10 cabinet members of the then BNP-led government, over corruption in Barapukuria Coal Mine.

The case reported loss of about Tk158 crore from the state while handing the production and management in the coal mine.

Later, ACC pressed charge-sheet in the case on October 5, 2008.

Trial of the case is going on at Dhaka Special Judge Court-9. 

BDST: 1151 HRS, May 28, 2017
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