The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) is set to hear a state plea on Sunday regarding the High Court judgment in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case. 

The High Court had earlier acquitted BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and two others, who were convicted and sentenced by the lower court.

The matter is listed as item number five on the SC’s cause list for February 16.

Confirming the hearing, Additional Attorney General Aneek Rushd Haque said the state had filed an appeal over the High Court’s verdict.

On November 27, 2024, the High Court accepted appeals from Khaleda Zia and two other convicts, overturning their convictions and clearing them of the charges.

BDST: 2106 HRS, FEB 15, 2025
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