Hearing in graft case against Tarique, Zubaida on May 29

The High Court on Wednesday set May 29 to hold hearing on a rule issued against the proceedings of a graft case against BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, his wife Zubaida Rahman and her mother Syeda Iqbal Mand Banu.

The division bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Kazi Md Ejarul Haque Akondo fixed the date on Wednesday. The court came up with the order as Barrister Kaiser Kamal pleaded for time for Tarique and Zubaida.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed the case against the three accused of amassing illegal wealth and concealing information in wealth statements, with Kafrul police station on September 26, 2007.The accused later filed a petition challenging the legality of the case proceedings.

The High Court after holding a hearing on the plea stayed the proceedings of the case and issued the rule in this regard.