Khaleda Zia gets permanent bail in two cases

The High Court has granted permanent bail to BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in two separate cases of remarks on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's March 7 speech and hurting religious sentiment.

A bench of High Court Justice Jahangir Hossain and Justice Shahed Nur Uddin passed the order on Thursday (June 16). Barrister Kaiser Kamal, Begum Khaleda Zia's lawyer, confirmed the order to the media.