Hearing of BDR mutiny trial in Panchagarh, Thakurgaon adjourned
Dhaka, Feb 4 (UNB) - The Special Court-2 of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) Thursday adjourned the hearing of BDR mutiny trial of 25 Battalion in Panchagarh and 20 Battalion in Thakurgaon till April 8 and April 4 respectively.
In Thakurgaon, 51 BDR members were produced before the makeshift court in the battalion office presided over by BDR chief Maj Gen Mainul Islam Thursday morning.
Prosecutor Lt Col Mahfuzur Rahman, Major Didar Al Latif and representative of Attorney General Major Biswajit Roy were present in the court that started at about 11:55 am.
Prosecutor and commanding officer of 20 Rifles Battalion Lt Col Lt Col Mahfuz Alam then placed his submission against the accused BDR jawans.
After hearing, the court adjourned and fixed the date on April 8 for the next hearing to frame charges. The court also gave 27 days’ time to the accused for defending themselves against their allegations through their own prosecutor or by the help of divisional prosecutor.
In Panchagarh, the same court started trial at about 9:21 am at 25 Battalion headquarters in Panchagarh.
Twenty-nine BDR men were produced before the court. Divisional Prosecutor and Commanding officer of 25 Rifles Battalion Lt col Md Sirajul Haq placed his submission against the accused persons.
Supreme Court Lawyers Mosharraf Hossain Kajal and Sheikh Baharul Islam assisted him in the special court.
After hearing, the court adjourned at about 10:05 am and fixed the date for April 5 for hearing to frame charges.
In Thakurgaon, 51 BDR members were produced before the makeshift court in the battalion office presided over by BDR chief Maj Gen Mainul Islam Thursday morning.
Prosecutor Lt Col Mahfuzur Rahman, Major Didar Al Latif and representative of Attorney General Major Biswajit Roy were present in the court that started at about 11:55 am.
Prosecutor and commanding officer of 20 Rifles Battalion Lt Col Lt Col Mahfuz Alam then placed his submission against the accused BDR jawans.
After hearing, the court adjourned and fixed the date on April 8 for the next hearing to frame charges. The court also gave 27 days’ time to the accused for defending themselves against their allegations through their own prosecutor or by the help of divisional prosecutor.
In Panchagarh, the same court started trial at about 9:21 am at 25 Battalion headquarters in Panchagarh.
Twenty-nine BDR men were produced before the court. Divisional Prosecutor and Commanding officer of 25 Rifles Battalion Lt col Md Sirajul Haq placed his submission against the accused persons.
Supreme Court Lawyers Mosharraf Hossain Kajal and Sheikh Baharul Islam assisted him in the special court.
After hearing, the court adjourned at about 10:05 am and fixed the date for April 5 for hearing to frame charges.
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