BANGLADESH NEWS
Three hundred and nine jawans of 36 rifles battalion of BDR (now Border Guard Bangladesh) were sentenced to rigorous imprisonment ranging from seven years to four months for their involvement in a mutiny at Pilkhana headquarters in 2009.
In addition to jail terms, the court also fined each of the convicts Tk 100.
The Special Court-10 led by director (admin) of BGB headquarters Col Khandakar Obaidul Ahsan also acquitted a jawan as charge brought out against him was not proved.
The court sat at the Darbar Hall in the Pilkhana headquarters started delivering the judgement at 10:15am, which continued for two and a half hours.
Of the convicts, 52 were jailed for seven years, two for six years and six months, 13 for six years, 31 for five years, 53 for four years, five for three years and six months, 58 for three years, three for two years and two months, 50 for two years, 37 for one year, three for six months and two for four months.
A total of 73 people, including 57 army officers, were killed during the murderous mutiny at Pilkhana on February 25-26 in 2009.
A court pressed charges against the 310 jawans on February 22 last year.
The accused were alleged of leaving Darbar Hall, showing solidarity with mutineers, revolting with firearms, staying inactive to prevent mutiny and failing to control unruly colleagues.
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