Khaleda denied bail, lower court asked to dispose of her plea by 26 July

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia could not secure bail from the higher court, in an arson case filed in Comilla in 2015.

Passing the order, the High Court on Monday asked a Cumilla special judge court to dispose of her bail petition within 26 July.

The HC bench of justice AKM Asaduzzaman and justice SM Mozibur Rahman heard the matter on Sunday and fixed Monday for issuing the order.

On 17 July, Khaleda Zia filed a petition before the court seeking bail in the case.

Khaleda Zia was implicated in the case following the death of eight people in an incident of the bomb attack on a bus at Jogmohanpur in Chouddagram of Cumilla during the BNP-led alliance's siege on roads and highways on 3 February 2015.

Two cases were filed against Khaleda in this connection.

The former prime minister was sent to jail after a Dhaka court sentenced her to five years' imprisonment in the Zia Orphanage Trust case.