The High Court will deliver its judgement on Tuesday on an appeal filed against a lower court verdict that convicted and jailed BNP chief Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.
Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman set the date at the end of arguments on Monday, reports bdnews24.com.
Khaleda’s lawyers have petitioned for her acquittal in the appeal, while the Anti-Corruption Commission has called for her sentence to be extended to a life term in prison.
The state has argued for the court to uphold the five-year prison sentence awarded by the trial court.
Judge Md Akhtaruzzaman announced the verdict in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case on February 8.
