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BSS, Mymensingh

A Mymensingh court yesterday framed charges in six cases out of 10 against 23 men of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).

They include Fahima, wife of executed JMB second-in-command Siddiqul Islam alias Bangla Bhai, and Salah Uddin, an accused in the series bomb blasts in four cinema halls in Mymensingh.

The charges against the JMB men were framed at the court of Mainul Haque, judge of the 4th Additional Sessions Court, for their alleged involvement in militant activities, serial bomb blasts in Mymensingh, and making and carrying explosives.

The accused include Fahima, Salah Uddin, Asaduzzaman, Mustafizur Rahman, Omar Faruq, Kamruzzaman, Mir Hossain, Yeasin, Tofazzol, Abul Hasan, Masudur Rahman, Nizam Uddin, Jamanur, Ibhrim, Shafayet Hossain, Jamal Uddin, Ibrahim, Mahmudul, Mohibullah, Aman Ullah, Kawsar and Masud.

The JMB men were accused in 10 cases filed with Sadar, Muktagacha and Bhaluka police stations in Mymensingh in 2006 and 2007. The court also fixed November 4 and November 5 for producing the accused before the court.