A Dhaka court on Tuesday fixed January 26 for holding a hearing on charge framing in two cases, one for observing a fake birthday on National Mourning Day and another for stigmatizing the War of Liberation, filed against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Asaduzzaman Noor reset the date allowing a time plea of the defence.
Khaleda Zia's counsel Advocate Masud Ahmed Talukder filed the time plea, saying his client could not appear before the court due to her illness, reports BSS.
Journalist Gazi Jahirul Islam filed the fake birthday case against Khaleda Zia on August 30, 2016, while Jananetri Parishad president AB Siddiqui filed the other case on November 3, 2016, against Khaleda and her late husband Ziaur Rahman for stigmatizing the War of Liberation by rehabilitating anti- Liberation War elements.
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