Khaleda Zia’s Niko graft case charge hearing on Feb 26

The Niko graft case against BNP chief Begum Khaleda Zia hearing date has been fixed on February 26.

Judge Sheikh Hafizur Rahman passed the order at Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj.

Court has re-fixed the date as the hearing did not end on Sunday.

The case has been filed for abusing power in signing a deal with Canadian company Niko for exploring and extracting gas against five including Begum Khaleda Zia at Tejgaon police station on December 9, 2007 by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

They have been accused of more than Tk13,000 crores to the state for gas exploration contract to Niko Resources.