A court in Dhaka on Monday set July 30 for holding a hearing in a graft case against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 14 others.
Judge Ali Hossen of Dhaka Special Judge Court-3 re-fixed the date after holding a short hearing on two of the defendants' exemption pleas.
On September 2 in 2007, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the case against 13 people, including Khaleda and her younger son Arafat Rahman Koko, with Tejgaon police station on charges of misappropriating a good amount of money while dealing with Global Agro Trade (Pvt) Company Ltd (GATCO).
The next day, Khaleda Zia and Koko were arrested. The case was included in the Emergency Powers Act on September 18 of the same year.
On May 13, 2008, the anti-graft body submitted a charge sheet against the BNP chief and 23 others, including 11 more people in the case.
Later, the names of 11 accused, including Arafat Rahman Koko, were dropped from the charge sheet following their deaths on different dates.
