DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday (Nov 8) deferred the indictment hearing in Niko corruption case till Nov 14.

The Special Judge Court-9 installed at Old Central Jail pronounced the order.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, Former Law Minister Barrister Moudud Ahmed, Former secretaries Md Shafiur Rahman, Khondker Shahidul Islam, CM Yusuf Hossain and Former President of Dhaka Club Selim Bhuiyan are among the prime accused of the case. 

Khaleda Zia was appeared before the court around 11:45am.

In December 2007, the ACC filed the case accusing the 11 people over misusing power to grant a gas deal to Canadian company Niko when Khaleda was the prime minister of Bangladesh between 2001 and 2006.

However, BNP chief Khaleda landed in the Old Central Jail after being sentenced to 5 years’ imprisonment on Feb 8 in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. 

*Khaleda shifted back to jail from BSMMU*

BDST: 1405 HRS, NOV 8, 2018
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