 [Bangla Daily Star] A trial court here yesterday framed charges against Huji chief Mufti Abdul Hannan and five others in the case filed for the city's bomb blast hours ahead of a pre-poll rally of Awami League Chief Sheikh Hasina on September 26, 2001.
Two young men were killed in the incident when they were making bombs.
Additional District and Sessions Judge-III of Sylhet Md Belayet Ullah yesterday framed charges against the accused persons and fixed April 12 for recording deposition of the prosecution witnesses, said Shamsul Islam, additional public prosecutor of the district.
The accused Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami, Bangladesh Chief Mufti Abdul Hannan, Moulana Abu Sayeed, Masud Ahmed Shakil alias Sumon, Sheikh Shahjahan alias Shahjahan and Obaid alias Abu Obaida alias Harun were produced before the court while Dr Arif Ahmed Rifa appeared before it.
Dr Rifa is now on bail while others are in jail, court sources said.
AL Chief Sheikh Hasina addressed her public rally in Sylhet government Alia Madrasa maidan at night on September 26, 2001. The bomb went off at a house in the city's Fazil Chist area, 2 km off the maidan, just hours ahead of the meeting. Accused Arif Ahmed Rifa owns the building.
The blast happened place when bombs were being made for attacking the rally, the investigators said quoting the accused who made confessions during interrogation.
Accused Mufti Abdul Hannan, Moulana Abu Sayeed and Shakil Ahmed alias Sumon gave confessional statement before the magistrates. Injured Shakil was caught while fleeing the scene.
CID's Inspector Pranab Kumar Roy submitted charge sheet against four accused on March 15, 2004.
However, Pranab filed supplementary charge sheet adding names of Huji-B Chief Mufti Abdul Hannan and Moulana Abu Sayeed on September 16, 2004. 
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