CUMILLA: A district court on Tuesday (April 10) rejected the bail petition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed for instigating an arson attack on a bus on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in 2015.

Senior Judicial Magistrate Mustain Billah of Judicial Magistrate Court-5 rejected the bail prayer after holding a hearing on the petition.

On February 3 of 2015, an attack in Comilla's Chauddagram upazila left seven passengers dead and 20 others injured.

Later, Nurujjaman, sub-inspector of Chauddagram police station lodged a case against 77 persons, where 6 BNP senior leaders, including BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, were shown instigators, giving orders of bombing.

Khaleda Zia is now in jail convicted in a graft case.

BDST: 1310 HRS, APR 10, 2018

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