BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia's bail in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case has been extended till July 31. The day was right for the arguments of the suit on Tuesday. However, Khaleda Zia has been brought to the court due to her illness, the prison authorities. On Tuesday, his lawyer Syed Zainul Abedin Mesbah filed an application seeking extension of bail.
After the hearing, the judge of the fifth Special Judge Court of Dhaka. Md. Akhtaruzzaman increased Khaleda's bail till July 31. The day of the arguments for the arguments is also fixed on the new day.
Advocate Mosharraf Hossain Kajal was present in the court on behalf of the ACC.
Four accused in Charitable Trust corruption case Khaleda's three other accused - Khaleda Zia's then political secretary Harish Chowdhury, the private secretary of Harish Chowdhury, are presently acting secretary of the BIWTA, Jiaul Islam Munna, and the acting secretary of the BIWTA, former Dhaka City Corporation's former mayor Sadek Hossain Khokar, Monirul Islam Khan .
A total of 32 witnesses have been witnessed in this case. The ACC filed the Zia Charitable Trust case on August 8, 2011 on charges of embezzling Tk 3 crore 15 lakh 43 thousand against four people including Khaleda Zia. The ACC filed the charge sheet in the court on January 16, 2012.
On March 19, 2014, Judge Basudeb Roy filed a charge against Khaleda Zia and other accused in the case. 
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