BNP chief Khaleda secures bail in 10 cases of violence, treason

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has secured bail in 10 cases, which accuses her of treason and inciting violence, after appearing before four Dhaka courts.

One of the courts has fixed Oct 10 for the hearing on framing charges in five of those cases started under the Special Powers Act. It also issued arrest warrants for those still on the run.
 
The hearing on framing charges in another case of treason will also be held on that day.
 
The former prime minister went to the CMM’s Court premises in Old Dhaka on Wednesday morning to appear in proceedings of 12 cases against her, including for sabotage, treason and corruption.
 
The hearings of the cases took place for over four hours in the courts of four judges.
 
The first hearing Khaleda attended was at the court of the metropolitan sessions judge, where the treason case is being tried.
 

The same court also dealt with her bail plea in the eight cases of violence initiated under the Special Powers Act at Darussalam Police Station.

The BNP chief then went to the courts of two special judges, where she is being tried in the Barhapukuria coalmine graft and the Niko graft cases.

The indictment hearing in the Niko case will be held on Aug 16 and the next hearing of the Barhapukuria case on Sep 8. The Anti Corruption Commission had lodged both cases.

Later, Khaleda surrendered before a Metropolitan Special Tribunal-1 and pleaded for bail in another case with the Darussalam police.

She went home in the afternoon after the court granted her bail.

Authorities had beefed up security since morning by deploying a large number of police and RAB personnel in and around the court premises.

On Apr 5, Khaleda appeared before the court and secured bail in five cases of violence filed with the Jatrabarhi police in Dhaka.