Graft case against Tarique, Zubaida: Two prosecution witnesses testify

A Dhaka court yesterday recorded the testimonies of two more witnesses in a graft case filed against BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman.

Judge Md Asaduzzaman of Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge's Court recorded the statements of Emraj Ali Shikder and Syed Azad Iqbal, both accountants of now defunct Daily Dinkal.

Tarique and Zubaida were shown as fugitives in the charge sheet and no lawyer defended them in court yesterday.

The court fixed May 28 for the next hearing.

Previously on September 26, 2007, ACC filed the case with Kafrul Police Station against the two and Zubaida's mother for amassing assets worth Tk 4.82 crore through illegal means and concealing information of Tk 2.16 crore in their wealth statements.