Khaleda gets verdict copy

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia. Prothom Alo File Photo
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia. Prothom Alo File Photo

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia's lawyers have received the 1,174-page certified copy of the verdict in the Zia Orphanage Trust Graft case.

On behalf of the former prime minister Khaleda Zia, Sanaullah Mia received the verdict copy from the office of the special judge court-5 judge, Akhtaruzzaman, around 4:15pm on Monday.

Earlier on 8 February, the special court convicted the BNP chief in five years’ imprisonment. The court also fined her Tk 21 million.

The court also awarded 10 years’ imprisonment to Khaleda Zia’s son Tarique Rahman and four others and fined them Tk 21 million each in the graft case.