DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has filed another petition with the High Court for transferring the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case by stating ‘no confidence’ on the judge. 

Khaleda’s lawyer Barrister Zakir Hossain Bhuiyan said on Wednesday (April 26) that in the petition, Khaleda also appealed for a stay order on the trial proceedings at the Senior Special Judge’s Court-3.

The case was filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
 
Earlier on April 13, Khaleda appealed to Senior Special Judge’s Court-3 for transferring the case to the HC stating no confidence on judge as the judge Kamrul Hossain Mollah was a former ACC director. 

But the court rejected her appeal and asked to appeal again in the High Court. The BNP chief submitted the latest petition with the High Court following the rejection order. 

However, Khaleda’s first plea for case transfer was approved in the HC one and a half month ago.

On March 8, the HC gave an order to transfer the case from the Special Judge Court-3 to the Senior Special Judge's Court, and asked the latter to dispose of the case in 60 days.

After holding hearing, Judge Kamrul Hossain Mollah fixed April 27 for placing Khaleda's self-defence statements in the case.

BDST: 1610 HRS, APR 26, 2017
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