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to 10 years, said her principal counsel Advocate Zainul Abedin.

He also said the judgements in the case are wrong and misconceived.

Barrister Kayser Kamal, another lawyer for the BNP chairperson, read out some parts of the HC judgement.

Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman presented the statement made by Khaleda to the trial court in the case and told the apex court that she was not involved in accepting or disbursing any donations related to the prime minister’s orphan fund.

Khaleda filed the leave to appeal petitions on March 14, 2019.

In the petitions, the former PM prayed to scrap her 10-year sentence.

Khaleda was sent to jail on February 8, 2018, after a special court in Dhaka sentenced her to five years in jail in connection with the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case.

Subsequently, a petition was filed by the ACC, following which the HC on October 30, 2018 increased the punishment to 10 years’ imprisonment.