Dhaka: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia has filed a petition with the High Court to transfer the case of Zia Orphanage Trust graft to another court from the court of Dhaka Senior Special Judge Kamrul Hossain Mollah.

Advocate Zakir Hossain Bhuiyan, on behalf of Khaleda Zia, filed the petition on Wednesday as the BNP chief expressed no-confidence in the lower court dealing with the case.

In the petition, the BNP chief sought an HC rule asking the authorities concerned to explain as to why the case should not be shifted to another court from the court of Dhaka Senior Special Judge Kamrul Hossain Mollah.

She also sought a stay order on the case proceedings.

On March 8, the High Court ordered the transfer of the case of Zia Orphanage Trust graft to Dhaka Senior Special Judge's Court (Metropolitan Session Judge's Court) from Judge Abu Ahmed Jamadar of Dhaka Special Judge's Court 3.

The bench also asked the Dhaka Senior Special Judge's Court to dispose of the case with 60 days.

On February 8, Khaleda Zia filed the petition with the High Court.

The ACC filed the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case on July 3, 2008 with Ramna Police Station accusing Khaleda, her eldest son Tarique Rahman, now living in the UK after securing bail, and four others for misappropriating over Tk 21. 0 million (2.10 crore) that came as grants from a foreign bank for orphans.