Allegation of abetting JMB militants
Charge framing against Aminul, Ruhul Kuddus and Nadim Mostafa now on Sunday
Staff Correspondent, Rajshahi
The third court of Rajshahi District and Sessions Judge yesterday shifted again the date for charge framing against former minister Barrister Aminul Haq, deputy minister Ruhul Kuddus Talukhdar and lawmaker Nadim Mostafa in the case for allegedly abetting militants. Alleged torture victim Ayub Ali Pramanik of Polashi village in Bagmara upazila in Rajshahi filed the case with Bagmara police station on April 1. Judge Abu Saleh Sheikh M Zahirul Islam fixed Sunday for framing charges. Former deputy minister Ruhul Kuddus Talukhdar Dulu and 14 accused militants of Jamaatul Mujahideen, Bangladesh (JMB) were in the dock yesterday. The JMB men were Mostafizur Rahman, 'killer' Mustak, Abdul Jalil Amin, Majnur Rahman, Majid, Siddiq Sona, Mozahar, Sajmul, Moksed, Rahim, Hanif, Kalam, Abdul Mandol and Darji Nazrul. Barrister Aminul Haq is allegedly hiding since proclamation of emergency and Nadim Mostafa is on bail. The date was shifted as Dulu's lawyers submitted a prayer for providing them with copies of the case documents. They said Dulu is in Dhaka Central Jail which delayed his signatures on some case documents. Dulu was taken to Rajshahi Central Jail Monday night from Dhaka. Earlier, the court deferred the charge framing date on June 7 last as Dulu could not be placed before the court. Sixteen alleged JMB militants out of 30 accused in the case were absconding. Plaintiff 55 year-old Ayub Ali Pramanik alleged that JMB militants with backing from the accused political bigwigs tortured him in 2004. They (militants) had frequent talks with the accused during their 'operations', Ayub Ali alleged in the case.
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