Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangladesh's Supreme Court today rejected former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's plea to stop the trial proceedings against her in a 2007 corruption case that reportedly caused the exchequer more than $120 million.
Ms Zia, 72, has been accused of awarding a contract to Global Agro Trade Pvt Company Ltd (Gatco) for container management at inland depots in Dhaka and Chittagong during her tenure as the Prime Minister from 2001-2006.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) alleges that the contract was awarded in violation of government rules and caused a loss of nearly $124 million to the country.
"Dismissed," pronounced a four-member bench of the apex court's Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha.
The two-time former prime minister has said that all the cases against her were politically motivated.
The case was filed during the army-backed emergency rules in 2007-2008.
The case is now pending before Dhaka's Special Judges Court.
She was prime minister from 1991-1996 and 2001-2006.
Ms Zia, 72, has been accused of awarding a contract to Global Agro Trade Pvt Company Ltd (Gatco) for container management at inland depots in Dhaka and Chittagong during her tenure as the Prime Minister from 2001-2006.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) alleges that the contract was awarded in violation of government rules and caused a loss of nearly $124 million to the country.
"Dismissed," pronounced a four-member bench of the apex court's Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha.
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The two-time former prime minister has said that all the cases against her were politically motivated.
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The case was filed during the army-backed emergency rules in 2007-2008.
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The case is now pending before Dhaka's Special Judges Court.
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She was prime minister from 1991-1996 and 2001-2006.
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