A court in Khulna has sentenced two members of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh to 20 years in prison in a case filed under the Explosives Act.
Judge SM Ashikur Rahman of Khulna Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court delivered the judgement on Sunday.
The court also slapped the convicts, Nur Mohammad Anik of Manikganj and Mojahedul Islam Rafi of Bogra, with a fine of Tk1 lakh each. Failure to pay the fine would result in an additional six months of rigorous imprisonment.
Public Prosecutor Sabbir Ahmed said Rafi and Anik were accused in other cases as well.
In court they had also admitted to bombing several places, he added.
According to the case statement, police carried out a raid at a house in the Sonadanga area of Khulna acting on a tip-off on January 25, 2020. They detained Anik and Rafi and confiscated a huge quantity of chemicals and several remote controls found in their possession.
The two later admitted to being members of the banned militant outfit JMB during interrogation.
Sub-Inspector Rohit Kumar Biswas filed a case under the Explosives Act against them on the same day.
Police pressed charges against Rafi and Anik on August 22, 2020.
