Dhaka: The High Court on Thursday fixed 29 June for passing an order on a petition filed by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia for having scrapped the testimony of the plaintiff in the Zia Orphanage Trust case.

An HC bench comprising Justice Moinul Islam and Justice JMB Hasan set the date after a hearing on the petition.

Barrister AJ Mohammad Ali appeared for Khaleda Zia while Khurshid Alam Khan stood for the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

Earlier on 25 May, a Dhaka court rejected the defence lawyer’s petition for having scrapped the deposition given by the plaintiff of the case, ACC deputy director Harun-ur-Rashid, on six dates in absence of accused Khaleda.

Judge Abu Ahmed Jamadar of Dhaka Special Judge’s Court 3 passed the order.

On 15 June, Khaleda Zia filed the criminal revision petition with the HC against the rejection of her petition by lower court.

On 3 July 2008, the ACC filed the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case with Ramna Police Station accusing Khaleda Zia, her eldest son Tarique Rahman, now living in the UK after securing bail, and four others for misappropriating over

Tk 2.10 crore which came as grants from a foreign bank for orphans.

On 5 August 2010, Harunur Rashid submitted a charge-sheet to the court in the case against six people, including BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia.