Dr Zubaida Rahman -File Photo

DHAKA, May 26, 2025 (BSS) – The High Court (HC) today set May 28 for pronouncing its verdict on an appeal filed by BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman's wife Dr Zubaida Rahman against her three-year jail sentence  by the lower court in a graft case.

A High Court division bench of Justice Md Khasruzzaman set the date after end of the hearing on the matter.

The court on May 14 granted bail to Dr Zubaida Rahman as she filed an appeal against her conviction and three-year jail sentence in the case. 

It passed the order, allowing Dr Zubaida Rahman bail till the disposal of the appeal matter. The High Court gave the order after accepting Dr Zubaida Rahman's appeal petition for hearing.

The High Court also sought documents of the case from the lower court and stayed Dr Zubaida’s penalty. 

Senior advocate SM Shahjahan, Barrister Kaiser Kamal and Advocate Zakir Hossain Bhuiyan pleaded on behalf of Dr Zubaida Rahman, while senior advocate Asif Hassan stood for the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

 
The High Court on May 13 condoned Dr Zubaida Rahman for her 578 days of delay in filing the appeal against the lower court conviction and three-year jail sentence in the graft case.

 
The ACC filed the case with the city's Kafrul police station against three persons, including Tarique Rahman and Zubaida Rahman, for amassing illegal wealth and concealing information about the properties.

 
On August 2, 2023, Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Asaduzzaman sentenced Tarique Rahman to nine years and Zubaida Rahman to three years in jail in the case.

 
However, the Ministry of Home Affairs suspended Zubaida Rahman's sentence for one year on September 22, 2024.