Another case filed against Khaleda Zia

Dhaka, Jan 27: Another case, for "instigating arson", has been filed against former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia, who had called a nationwide transport blockade earlier this month, a media report said Tuesday. Police booked her as the "hukumer asami", someone responsible for "instigation and conspiracy", over torching of a covered van at Chouddagram in Comilla district, 100 km away from Dhaka, bdnews24.com reported. The case was filed by the Chouddagram police station sub-inspector Md. Nuruzzaman Monday night, said station officer Uttam Kumar Chakrabarty. He said Khaleda and 31 other leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami were accused in it.