Khaleda ZiaThree-term PM of Bangla, widow of deceased dictator Ziaur Rahman, head of the Bangla Nationalist Party, an apparent magnet for corruption ...
and three others, accusing them of abusing power in collusion with each other for setting up a charitable trust named after late president Ziaur Rahman.
ACC Assistant Director Harunur Rashid, also the investigation officer (IO) of the case, submitted the charge sheet to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Dhaka hours after the commission approved its submission around noon.
Main opposition leader Khaleda, who is also the widow of Zia, is scheduled to go to the CMM court today for submitting a bail bond. On December 8 last year she got bail for eight weeks in the case from the High Court.
In mutual collaboration the accused four realised over Tk 2.17 crore from unknown sources for establishing Shaheed Zia Charitable Trust, according to the charge sheet which also points out irregularities in spending another amount of over Tk 1.24 crore in the process of purchasing a land in the name of the trust, ACC Chairman Ghulam Rahman explained to The Daily Star.