A Rajshahi court yesterday recorded depositions of two witnesses in the case against BNP leaders Aminul Haq, Ruhul Kuddus Talukdar Dulu and Nadim Mostafa for aiding the JMB militants. The witnesses -- Ayub Ali Pramanik, a victim of brutalities by JMB militants at Bagmara, and Abbas Ali -- told the court that militants including Bangla Bhai mentioned the BNP lawmakers as their patrons during their operations. They claimed that they had seen Bangla Bhai, Jalil Amin and Murshid having talks and receiving directions from the BNP bigwigs frequently over cellphone while torturing Ayub.