Kalyanpur militant den case: Order on charge framing Mar 2

A Dhaka court today fixed March 2 to decide whether it will frame charges against 10 militants in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act following a raid at Kalyanpur militant den on July 26, 2016.

Judge Md Majibur Rahman of the Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal of Dhaka set the date this noon after holding hearing on the case.

Meanwhile, the defence filed separate petitions for three accused -- Abdur Rouf Prodhan, Mufti Moulana Abul Kashem and Salah Uddin Kamrun -- with the court, seeking their discharge from the case.

The court fixed the next scheduled date to decide on the petitions.

During today’s hearing, seven of the accused -- Rakibul Hasan Regan, Salah Uddin Kamrun, Abdus Sabur Khan, Aslam Hossain Rash, Hadisur Rahman Sagor, Mamunur Rashid Ripon, and Shariful Islam Khaled -- were produced before the court.

Two other accused -- Abdur Rouf Prodhan and Mufti Moulana Abul Kashem alias Boro Huzur -- are now on bail while another accused Azadul Kabiraz alias Heartbeat is on the run.

On July 26, 2016, police stumbled on to a militant hideout where nine suspects were killed after a fierce gun battle inside the six-storey house, locally known as “Jahaz Building” in the capital's Kalyanpur area.

Inspector Md Shahjalal Alam filed the case with Mirpur Police Station in connection with the incident on July 27 that year.

On April 10 last year, Inspector Jahangir Alam of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit of police submitted a charge sheet before a Dhaka court against 10 militants.