Shawdesh Desk:

A Dhaka court on Thursday set January 16 to framed charges against 38 accused including BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in a case lodged over killing a person by hurling petrol bomb on a passengers bus in 2015.

Today was fixed for holding hearing on indictment in the case, but Judge S Mohammad Ali of Dhaka Sixth Special Tribunal adjourned the hearing till January 16, allowing a time plea of the defence.

According to the case documents, unidentified miscreants hurled petrol bombs on a passengers’ bus of ‘Glory Paribahan’ in Matuail area under Jatrabari Police Station on the night January 23, 2015. A total of 31 passengers suffered burn injuries while one of them died at Burn Unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).

Sub-Inspector (SI) KM Nuruzzaman of Jatrabari Police Station filed the case next day after the incident against 50 leaders and activists of BNP and its associate bodies. Later, the name of Khaleda Zia was added as mastermind to the first information report of the case.

Police filed chargesheet against 38 including Khaleda Zia before the court.