Publish ads in newspapers for 21 fugitives

A Dhaka court yesterday directed the authorities concerned to publish advertisements in two Bangla national dailies, asking 21 fugitive Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) personnel to appear before it by September 22 in Pilkhana carnage case.
Metropolitan Magistrate Mehedi Hassan Talukdar passed the order after receiving reports from police on the execution of arrest warrants against the fugitives.
On July 26, another Dhaka court issued the arrest warrants against them as the BDR men have been absconding since the incident took place on February 25-26 last year. The court also passed an order to attach their properties.
It directed officers-in-charge (OC) of different police stations across the country to submit the reports on the execution of arrest warrants by yesterday.
On the same day, the court took into cognisance the charges against 801 BDR personnel, and 23 civilians in connection with the carnage.
A total of 2,307 people have been arrested so far in connection with the mutiny, all except 25 taken on remand, and 543 gave confessional statements.
On July 12, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) indicted 824 BDR soldiers and civilians for 24 criminal charges in the mutiny.
Former BNP lawmaker Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu and Awami League leader Torab Ali were among the civilians accused for assisting the mutineers to flee.
Later, CID also submitted another charge sheet against 807 BDR personnel and one civilian in the case filed under the Explosive Substances Act.
The 21 fugitives asked to appear before the court are sepoys Mohiuddin, Kamrul Hassan-1, Rezaul Karim, Paltan Chakma, Mizanur Rahman, Mokbul Hossain-1, Kamrul Hassan-2, Al Mamun, Baqui Billah, Hasibul Hassan, Atiqur Rahman, Saidullah, Meshbah Ul, Mohammad Selim, Nurul Alam, Mokbul Hossain-2, Abdullah Al Mamun, Anusur Rahman, Wahidur Ali, Kamrul Islam, and Lance Nayek Hamidul Islam.