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Pilkhana Trial Adjourned Till Apr 15 |
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Wednesday, 24 February 2010 |
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Eighty-four accused in BDR Pilkhana mutiny case were produced before the special court on Wednesday, the second day of the trial that began at Durbar Hall of the force's headquarters on Tuesday.
The court ordered giving copies of the charges to the accused before adjourning the proceedings till Apr 15 at around 11:45am after one-hour hearing.
Two of the 86 accused in the case – jawans Maksudur Rahman and Nurul Alam – remained fugitive.
BDR director general Maj Gen Mainul Islam presided over the Special Court-5, set up under the Bangladesh Rifles Order-1972. Two other senior officers – Lt Col Golam Rabbani and Maj Sayeed Hasan Tapash – were also on the judges' panel.
BDR mutiny trail began on Tuesday almost a year to the day since the border guards took up arms against their officers, killing scores and holding their families hostage.
Source: bdnews24.com
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