A court here today set June 25 for holding
hearing on charge framing in GATCO graft case against BNP Chairperson Begum
Khaleda Zia and 14 others.
Judge of Dhaka Special Judge Court-3 Ali Hossen re-fixed the date allowing a
time plea from the defence.
On September 2 in 2007, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the case
against 13 people, including Khaleda Zia and her younger son Arafat Rahman
Koko with Tejgaon Police Station on charges of misappropriating Taka 14.56
crore while signing deal with Global Agro Trade (Pvt) Company Ltd (GATCO) for
container management at inland container depots in Dhaka and Chattogram.
Next day, Khaleda Zia and Koko were arrested in the case.
On May 13 in 2008, the anti-graft body pressed charge-sheets against the BNP
chief and 23 others.
Later, the names of eleven accused, including Khaleda’s younger son Arafat
Rahman Koko, were dropped from the charge-sheet following their deaths.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha