DHAKA: Lawyers of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia have filed an appeal against the lower court verdict that sentenced her to five years jail in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.
Khaleda Zia’s lawyer Barrister Kaysar Kamal placed the appeal (1676/2018) with the relevant branch of the High Court on Tuesday afternoon (February 20).
ACC lawyer advocate Abdur Rezak Khan is the filing lawyer of the appeal.
Khaleda’s lawyers said the HC bench of Justices M Enayetur Rahim and Shahidul Karim will hold the hearing on the appeal.
Earlier in the morning, Khaleda’s senior lawyers held two meetings on the appeal preparations.
On February 8, a special court in Dhaka sentenced five years imprisonment to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and ten years imprisonment to five others in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. She was sent to Dhaka central jail following the verdict.
BDST: 1605 HRS, FEB 20, 2018
AP