Pilkhana carnage: 40 accused get bail in explosive case

A Dhaka court today (May 12) granted bail to 40 accused in an Explosive Substances Act case filed over the 2009 Pilkhana carnage.

Judge Md Ibrahim Mia of Dhaka Special Tribunal-2 issued the order on Thursday (May 8) evening.

Chief Prosecutor Borhan Uddin confirmed the development on Monday (May 12) while talking to journalists following the order.

Earlier on January 19, the same court granted bail to 178 accused over the Pilkhana carnage.

On December 24 last year, a seven-member independent commission was formed to re-investigate the 2009 Pilkhana massacre at the Pilkhana headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles – now Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) – which claimed 74 lives, including 57 army officers.

Calls for reinvestigating the BDR massacre grew louder following the fall of the Awami League regime on August 5.