The Appellate Division has acquitted all convicts, including BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and acting chairman Tarique Rahman, in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case.
A five-member Appellate Division bench, led by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed delivered the verdict on Wednesday (January 15). The hearing of the case ended on Tuesday after four days.
The Appellate Division overturned the High Court and lower court verdicts, citing the prosecution's revenge-driven motives.
Khaleda Zia was jailed for five years in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case on Feb 8, 2018, and her sentence was later extended to 10 years by the High Court in October of the same year.
She was also sentenced to seven years in prison on Oct 29, 2018, in the Zia Charitable Trust case.
















