10 sabotage cases against Khaleda Zia scrapped by High Court

The High Court has scrapped 10 sabotage cases filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at Darus Salam and Jatrabari police stations in Dhaka.

A High Court bench comprising Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayet Hossain delivered the verdict on Wednesday, following hearings on separate petitions.

According to lawyers, during an anti-government movement in 2015, three cases were filed against Khaleda Zia at Jatrabari police station and seven at Darus Salam police station on charges of sabotage. 

Her name was either mentioned in the FIRs or added to the charge sheets in these cases. 

They said the proceedings of these cases had been stayed for a long time by High Court orders. 

In response to petitions filed by Khaleda Zia, the High Court declared the issued rules valid and dismissed the 10 cases.