 (Clockwise) Mahbubur Rahman Liton, Nasir Uddin Dafadar, Anisur Rahman Khokon, Asadul Haque, Maniruzzaman Munna and Monowar Hossain Ujjal. |
Trial of three out of the five cases relating to series bomb blasts on August 17 in 2005 began on Thursday as the court recorded the statements of three prosecution witnesses of the cases. The court fixed tomorrow for next hearing of the cases.
Judge Mahbubul Alam of Additional District and Sessions Judge's Court at Satkhira recorded the statements of the three complainants of the five cases in presence of 11 out of 19 charge-sheeted accused.
Accused Nasir uddin Dafadar, Monowar Hossain Ujjal, Maniruzzaman Munna, Nur Ali Member, Anisur Rahman Khokon, Gias Uddin, Mahbubur Rahman Liton, Billal Hossain, Asadul Haque, Ismail alias Habibur and Rakib Hasan Russel alias Hafez Mahmud were produced before the court.
Rakib Hasan Russel, a teacher of Baluaghata Girls High School in Jamalpur, was brought from Mymensing to Satkhira jail as he was awarded death sentence in another case and was detained there.
Five charge-sheeted accused -- Montaz alias Momtaz, Abul Khair, Fakar Uddin, Nayeem and Syed alias Asaduzzaman -- have been absconding while banned Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) chief Shaikh Abdur Rahman, JMJB chief Siddiqul Islam Bangla Bhai and JMB military chief Ataur Rahman Sunny were excluded earlier in a murder case.
Soon after simultaneous blasts at five places in the town on August 17 in 2005, police filed the five cases with Sadar Police Station.
Pickpocket Rawshan Ali, who was standing on the premises of Women and Children Repression Prevention Court on August 17 in 2005, saw Nasir Uddin Dafadar leaving a bag there and it blasted five minutes later. Rawshan informed the police of the matter that eventually led to the unearthing of JMB's involvement in August 17 blasts. The investigation officer of the cases, Assistant Superintendent of Police Munshi Atiqur Rahman of the Criminal Investigation Department submitted on April 4 in 2006 charge sheet against 19 people.