The New Nation - Internet Edition

Court Correspondent

Detained former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, Law Minister Barrister Moudud Ahmed and former state Minister for Energy AKM Mosharraf Hossain were yesterday shown arrested in the graft case, filed 21 days before, in connection with alleged illegal deals with Canadian gas company Niko.

ACC Assistant Director SM Saidur Rahman, Investigation Officer (IO) of the case, sought order to show arrested the leaders of former ruling party, where Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Golam Rabbani passed the order.

Earlier, on December 10 a Dhaka court asked Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to submit probe reports in the graft case by January 10. The anti-graft body filed two

separate cases against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, Awami League President Sheikh Hasina and 10 others on December 9 for causing loss to the public exchequer by awarding three gas fields to Niko Resources Ltd.