A court in Narail has denied bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in two defamation cases.
Senior Judicial Magistrate Zahidul Azad rejected her bail plea on Tuesday after hearing the case filed over her ‘derogatory remarks’ on freedom fighters and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, defence counsel Iqbal Hossain Shikder said.
He said the magistrate denied bail mentioning it was ‘not maintainable’.
On Jun 5, the District and Sessions Judge’s Court denied her bail in the two cases.
Khaleda at a discussion in Dhaka on Dec 21, 2015, raised questions about the actual number of Liberation War martyrs saying: “There’re controversies over how many were martyred in the war. There’re also many books and documents on the controversies.”
The three times prime minister is now serving a five-year jail term, since February after a Dhaka court convicted her of embezzling foreign donations made to the Zia Orphanage Trust.
The Supreme Court has granted her bail in the case, but she is yet to be released as several other courts ordered her arrest in different cases.