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| 9 BDR mutineers of 12 Rifles Btn in Rangamati get prison |
| 2010-05-03 |
| A special court on Sunday convicted nine BDR mutineers of Rajnagar 12 Riffles Battalion in Rangadu upazila and sentenced them to various prison terms in a BDR mutiny case. Special Court-4, headed by outgoing BDR chief Major General Mainul Islam, sat at 2:30pm and handed the verdict before ending its proceedings at 2:45pm in the district BDR headquarters. The convicted mutineers were identified as Moha-mmad Shamsul Haque, Havildar M Shibrir Ahmed, Havildar M Sohrab Hossain, Signal Man Mohammad Abdur Rahman, Sepoy Abul Kalam Azad, Sepoy Mohammad Sakhawat Hossain, Sepoy Mohammad Russel Kabir, Sepoy Mohammad Zahir Uddin and Sepoy Mohammad Sarwar Kamal. Of them, only Shamsul Haque was given the highest seven years rigorous imprisonment while three others were given six years, one sentenced to five years, another sentenced to three years and three others given two years RI. The court also fined all the convicts Tk 100 each and ordered that the convicts serve their imprisonment in the local jail. |
| Posted by:Steve White |