Khaleda bail plea rejected by Cumilla court

A Cumilla court on Wednesday rejected the bail petition of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed under the Special Powers Act over the arson attack in Chouddagram upazila in Cumilla in 2015.

Cumilla district and sessions judge KM Shamsul Alam rejected the bail plea, reports UNB.

Earlier on 23 July, the High Court directed the Cumilla court to dispose of the bail petition filed by Khaleda within 26 July.

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

Eight people were killed and 20 others injured when miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at a bus at Jogmohanpur in Chouddagram of Cumilla district during the BNP-led alliance's movement on 3 February 2015.

Two cases were filed in this connection against Khaleda.

On 8 February, Khaleda Zia was sent to jail after a special court sentenced her to five years' rigorous imprisonment in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.