HC extends Khaleda’s jail term to 10 years in orphanage graft case

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) on Tuesday extended the jail term of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case to 10 years from five years, reports UNB. An HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman passed the order. The HC also upheld 10-year jail term of two other convicts-Kazi Solimul Haque Kamal and Sarfuddin Ahmed. On Monday, the HC bench fixed yesterday to deliver its verdict on four petitions filed over the lower court’s verdict sentencing BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and … Continue reading HC extends Khaleda’s jail term to 10 years in orphanage graft case