JMB militant gets 10 yrs jail

CHITTAGONG, Sept 9 (bdnews24.com) A Chittagong court Tuesday sentenced a former member of the outlawed Jam'atul Mujahedin Bangladesh (JMB) to ten years in jail for the bombings in Chittagong on Aug 17, 2005.brChittagong divisional speedy trial tribunal judge Shafiqul Karim handed down the verdict in the case filed with Khulshi Police Station.brThe convict, Jabed Iqbal, was Chittagong regional commander of the banned Islamist party. brJMB kingpins Shaikh Abdur Rahman (alias Bangla Bhai) and Siddiqur Rahman (alias Ataur Rahman Sunny) who were also accused in the case were executed last year for a separate terror attack. brState counsel Kamrul Islam told the news agency that the JMB commander Jabed and the other two had planned and executed the bombings. brThe Islamist militant group carried out countrywide bombings on Aug 17, 2005, including eight blasts in Chittagong. There was no casualty in the attacks.