The court of Public Prosecutor Jahangir Alam Jinnah framed charges under Explosive Substances Act 1908 against two of the 21 chargesheeted accused--Abu Sajjat alias Raju Sarder and Habibur Rahman alias Jubayer--in the case.

Sources said Galib and 18 others were exempted from the charges as per direction of the central monitoring cell of police.

On the night of February 10 this year, two powerful bombs exploded at Mohimaganj Brac office, injuring three persons.

Police filed charges against 21 persons, including Galib, in March.

The public prosecutor read out the chargesheet to the accused persons. The accused, however, denied the charges brought against them.

After the hearing, Galib was taken by a prison van to Bogra under tight security.

Meanwhile, the hearing for charge-framing against six persons, including Galib, in the Takir Bazar bomb blast case could not be held as three of the accused were absent from the court.

On December 20 last year, four bombs exploded at an open-stage drama in Palashbari upazila, injuring 15 persons.

Police chargesheeted against the six persons on April 23.

Of the three absentees, Harun-ur-Rashid and Rawnakul Islam are on bail while ATM Taibur Rahman is in jail in connection with the August 17 countrywide serial bomb blasts.

The next date for hearings of both the cases was fixed on November 20.