BDR Mutiny in C'nawabganj
Hearing on charge framing against 21 on Mar 15
The special court-12, set up at 39 Rifles Battalion Headquarters in Chapainawabagnj, yesterday fixed March 15 next for hearing on charge framing against 21 mutineers of the battalion.
Prosecutor Lt Col Zayed Hossain, commanding officer of the battalion, read out the allegations against the rebels. After hearing, the court headed by Rajshahi Sector Commander Col Ehia Azam Khan fixed the date for hearing on charge framing and sent the accused to jail.
Lt Col Zayed told the court that the accused revolted against their officers, expressing solidarity with the mutineers of BDR headquarters at Pilkhana in the capital on February 26-27 last year. They looted arms from the battalion armoury and fired blank shots, he added.
The accused are Subedar Md Mostofa Mia, Havildar Benoar Rahman, Havilder Ruhul Amin, Nayek Eskendar Ali, Nayek Rohmat Ali, Lance Nayek Shafiqur Rahman, Lance Nayek Mohammad Tous Mia, sepoys Mojibur Rahman, Jahangir Alam, Abdul Wazed Pramanik, Abdur Rahim, Monirul Islam, Abul Bashar, Roni Ahmed, Zahidul Islam, Nazrul Islam, driver Abdul Mannan, Nayek Subedar Jamal Mia, Havilder Panchanon Das, driver Moshfiqur Rahman and sepoy Mohammad Ruhul Amin Shikdar.
Two others members of the special court are Lt Col Gazi Mohammad Khalid Hossain and Lt Commander Muhammad Touhidul Islam. Assistant Attorney General Shasanko Shekhar Sarkar and advocates Manjur Alam and Rezaul Karim Reza were present during the trial.
Earlier, the same court issued arrest warrant against four BDR jawans for their involvement in the mutiny. Following court order, police arrested them from battalion headquarter on Saturday noon.
They are Nayeb Subedar Jamal Mia, Habildar Panchanon Das, driver Moshfequr Rahman and sepoy Muhammad Ruhul Amin Shikdar.
On May 18 last year, Ahsanul Haque, officer-in-charge(OC) of Sadar Police Station, filed a sedition case against 30 mutineers of 39 Rifles Battalion with Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court. They were produced in the court that sent them to jail. Of the 30 accused, 21 were later sued on mutiny charge.
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