A Dhaka Court has set July 21 for holding the indictment hearing for two cases-- for observing fake birthday on National
Mourning Day and for stigmatising the War of Liberation-- filed against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia.
Today (June 30) was fixed for holding indictment hearing.
Responding to a time plea filed by the defence, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Asaduzzaman Noor reset the date.
Khaleda Zia's counsel Advocate Masud Ahmed Talukder filed the time plea, saying his client could not appear before the court due to illness.
Journalist Gazi Jahirul Islam lodged the fake birthday case against Khaleda on August 30, 2016.
Jananetri Parishad President AB Siddiqui filed another case on November 3, 2016, against Khaleda Zia and her late husband Ziaur Rahman for stigmatising the War of Liberation by rehabilitating anti-Liberation War elements.
