Cumilla court turns down Khaleda’s bail plea

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BD Correspondent: A court in Cumilla on Monday rejected the bail petition of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case over the killing of eight people in an arson attack on a bus in 2015.

Cumilla additional district and session judge Mohammad Ali Akbar passed the order and fixed February 25 for hearing on charge-framing in the case.

On January 23, the High Court asked the lower court concerned to dispose of the petition filed seeking bail for BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia within February 4.

The hearing on the bail petition in the case has been deferred four times so far due to various reasons.
On January 16, a court deferred the hearing on charge framing and bail petition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the case.

Eight people were killed and at least 20 others injured in a petrol bomb attack on a bus at Jogmohanpur in Chouddagramu pazila on February 3, 2015 during the BNP-led alliance’s movement.
Two cases were filed against Khaleda Zia in this connection.