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11 June 2009, 18:00 PM

NATIONAL

CU Correspondent

A Chittagong court yesterday awarded jail sentence to three outlawed JMB (Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh) men in a case filed in connection with bomb blasts at Bakolia on August 17, 2005. The convicts are Javed Iqbal alias Mohammad, JMB Chittagong divisional commander, Jahid alias Delwar and Arshadul Alam. Javed and Jahid were awarded 10 years imprisonment each while Arshadul was jailed for five years. Judge Shafiqul Karim of Chittagong Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal pronounced the verdict, acquitting an accused named Shafiqul Islam alias Russel as charges brought against him could not be proved. The court also exempted three other JMB leaders Sheikh Abdur Rahman, Siddiqur Rahman alias Bangla Bhai and Ataur Rahman Sunny from the case since they were executed earlier. Charge sheet of the case was submitted on January 12, 2007 against the seven persons and charge was framed on November 13 last year. Eight cases were filed in connection with serial bomb blasts at 16 points in the port city on the day.