The Supreme Court has upheld the High Court’s bail order for BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a graft case.
The Appellate Division delivered its verdict on Wednesday on two appeals against the High Court’s bail order.
According to the latest order by the top court, the High Court will now resolve by July 31 Khaleda’s appeal that sought to overturn her conviction and a five-year jail term in the Zia Orphanage Trust case.
The High Court on March 12 granted an interim bail to Khaleda who was jailed on February 8 after a trial court convicted her.
Later, reports bdnews24, the Anti-Corruption Commission and the government challenged the High Court order, taking their appeals to the Appellate Division.
The BNP chief has been in the old jailhouse on Nazimuddin Road after she was convicted of embezzling funds meant for orphans.