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Hasina's trial resumes today
 The trial of detained former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and two others in a Tk 2.99-crore extortion case resumes at a makeshift court today, several days after a legal wrangle over relocating the court to try a particular case.On December 19, Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Azizul Haque fixed December 26 for resumption of hearing on charge framing in the case against Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana and their cousin Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim. The judge set the date after the Supreme Court on December 13 cleared all barriers to the hearing of the case in the makeshift court. The original venue of the court was in Old Dhaka, but the government shifted it to the Sangsad Bhaban area for "security reasons". The trial court on December 12 stalled for three months the proceedings of the case following the High Court order. Earlier on December 9, the High Court had stayed the trial proceedings of the case for three months following a writ petition filed by Hasina's lawyers challenging shifting of the court for trial of a particular case, and its operation at two places at a time. Posted by: Fred 2007-12-26 |
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