Verdict on Gopalganj 76kg bomb recovery case Aug 20

A Dhaka court will deliver verdict on August 20 in a case filed over recovery of a 76 kg bomb in Kotalipara upazila of Gopalganj in 2000.

Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal -2 Judge Mamtaz Begum set the date after concluding the arguments of prosecution and defense in the case.

The 76kg bomb was recovered at the Sheikh Lutfor Rahman Ideal College under Kotalipara upazila in Gopalganj on July 21 in 2000 which was planted aiming to kill the then prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who was supposed to address a rally there the next day.

Sub-Inspector Nur Hossain of Kotalipara Police Station filed the case under the Explosive Substances Act following the incident.

Criminal Investigation Department submitted the charge sheet against Mufti Hannan and 24 others on April 8 in 2001, showing 83 people as prosecution witnesses.

Gopalganj District and Sessions Judge's Court framed charges against Hannan and 24 others on July 2 the same year.

The Gopalganj court recorded statements of 40 prosecution witnesses, including complainant of the case. Then the case was shifted to the Speedy Trial Tribunal from Gopalganj District and Sessions Judge's Court for its quick disposal.

In the meantime, prime accused Hannan was hanged on April 12, 2017 at Kashimpur High-Security Prison for killing three people and injuring former British high commissioner in Bangladesh and dozen others in Sylhet 13 years ago.