DHAKA, June 30, 2022 (BSS) - A court here today set July 21 for holding
indictment hearing for two cases, one for observing fake birthday on National
Mourning Day and another for stigmatizing the War of Liberation, filed
against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia.

Today (June 30) was fixed for holding indictment hearing, but Additional
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Asaduzzaman Noor reset the date, allowing a
time plea of the defence.

Khaleda Zia's counsel Advocate Masud Ahmed Talukder filed the time plea,
saying his client could not appear before the court due to illness.

Journalist Gazi Jahirul Islam lodged the fake birthday case against Khaleda
on August 30, 2016.

Jananetri Parishad President AB Siddiqui filed another case on November 3,
2016, against Khaleda Zia and her late husband Ziaur Rahman for stigmatizing
the War of Liberation by rehabilitating anti-Liberation War elements.