The three absconding JMB members, accused in a case filed for the August 17 blasts, are Mustafizur Rahman alias Musa, 22, of Naogaon, Habibur Rahman, 23, and Mohammad Sagir Hossain, 35, of Dhaka.

Mohammad Rezaul Haque, 25, of Jamalpur, another accused in the case, is behind bars. Reza had given a confessional statement to a magistrate mentioning the other three JMB members involved in the blasts.

Judge Mohammad Momin Ullah of the Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court issued the order as they are absconding since the incident.

The court directed the authorities concerned to take necessary steps for publishing the advertisement in The Daily Inqilab and The Daily Sangbad.

The court also mentioned if the accused failed to appear before it in the stipulated time they would be tried in absentia.

The Detective Branch (DB) of police on November 24 pressed charges against four members of JMB. Former Islamic Foundation director Moulana Fariduddin Masud was exonerated in the case filed for the August 17 blasts.

DB Inspector and Investigation Officer (IO) Mohammad Fazlul Haque submitted the charge sheet to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court, Dhaka in the case filed with Airport Police Station. The IO petitioned for arrest warrants to be issued against the three and attachment of their moveable properties.