DHAKA Oct 4: Bangladesh’s highest court refused bail on Thursday for former prime minister Khaleda Zia and ordered that a corruption case against her should proceed, an official said.
“The Supreme Court refused bail to Khaleda Zia and ruled that the proceedings of the graft case could go on,” deputy attorney general Abdur Rouf said.
“She will stay in custody and the case will continue against her,” he said.
The High Court had on Sunday granted bail, although Khaleda was not released immediately pending the appeal to the Supreme Court by the country’s military-backed government.
Khaleda has been in custody for just over a month. —AFP
