A court in Dhaka has set Feb 11 for hearing on charge framing in a case against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia for observing fake birthday on Aug 15, which is the National Mourning Day.
Dhaka Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Asaduzzaman Nur set the date after the defence counsel filed pleaded for more time in the case, reports BSS.
On Aug 30, 2016, journalist Gazi Zahirul Islam filed the case against the BNP chief for observing fake birthday on the National Mourning Day.
According to the case documents, as per SSC mark sheet of the BNP chief, her birthday is Sept 5, 1946. A national daily during her tenure as prime minister published an article on her life writing Aug 19, 1945 as Khaleda’s birthday.
In her marriage certificate, Khaleda Zia’s birthday was given as Aug 4, 1944, while as per her passport information, her birthday is on Aug 5, 1946. Aug 15 has not been mentioned anywhere as her birthday.