Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangla-desh (JMB) chief Shaikh Abdur Rahman, his younger brother Ataur Rahman Sunny and Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh (JMJB) chief Shafiqul Islam alias Bangla Bhai were accused in the charge sheet.

The other accused in the case are Hafez Mustafa Hasan, Al Amin alias Minto, Asadul Islam alias Arif, Rezaul Kabir, Shahidul Islam, Masum Billah, Shahidul Islam alias Shahid, Abdul Haque Abbasi and Hafez Abdur Rahman.

Sub-inspector (SI) of Detective Branch (DB) Md Daud Hossain of Barguna submitted the charge sheet before the Cognisance Court-1. Among the accused, Mustafa Hasan and Al Amin are now in jail while the others are absconding.

On June 30, 33 suspected militants were arrested at a mosque of village

Sialia in sadar upazila allegedly for taking part in arms training. They were later discharged from that case due to 'lack of evidence'.

They are accused of participating in the August 17 bombings. Six of them were present in seven blast spots of the district on August 17, police said.