Trial of BDR 'Mutineers' at Srimongal
Charges pressed against 45
The special court-3 of Bangladesh Rifles yesterday framed charges against 45 BDR men including 11 still at large at Srimongal headquarters in the district for their alleged involvement in the BDR mutiny.
A total of 43 BDR members were detained after the rebellion. Of them nine were exempted from the charges.
The court also ordered to arrest the 11 mutineers who have been hiding since the incident occurred.
The special tribunal headed by Major General Rafiqul Islam, director general of Bangladesh Rifles, sat at 9:30am while Lt Col Md Aktaruzzaman and Major Md Maksudul Alam were the members of the judge's panel.
Deputy Attorney General Md Selim attended the court as representative of the attorney general.
Lt Col Md Nurul Huda, commander of 14 Rifle Battalion, Srimongal, was present as prosecutor during the court proceedings.
Hearing on the charges will start today, the court said.
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