Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia was today granted bail by the country's Supreme Court in a graft case, according to a media report.
The High Court will now resolve by July 31 Zia's appeal that sought to overturn her conviction and a five-year jail term in the Zia Orphanage Trust case, it said.
The BNP chief was jailed for five years on February 8 over the embezzlement of 21 million taka (about USD 250,000) in foreign donations meant for the Zia Orphanage Trust, named after her husband late Ziaur Rahman, a military ruler-turned-politician.
The High Court had on March 12 granted an interim bail to Zia.
Later, the Anti-Corruption Commission and the government challenged the High Court order, taking their appeals to the Appellate Division.
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