Chattogram Bureau: Dhaka, Ogt-03,

 A court here today sentenced Mizan alias "Boma Mizan", a top explosives expert and leader of banned militant outfit

Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), to death and another militant to life term imprisonment in a case filed over the killing of two people in a bomb attack on Chattogram court premise on November 29, 2005.

JMB's Chattogram divisional commander Jabed Iqbal alias Mohammad, who was given life term, was also fined Taka two lakh, in default, to suffer two more years in jail.

The court also acquitted JMB chief Abdur Rahman, Bangla Bhai and Ataur

Rahman Sani from the charges brought against them as they were already executed in another case.

Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal of Chattogram Judge Abdul Halim delivered the verdict in presences of Jabed Iqbal while Mizan is absconding, said Monoranjan Das, the public prosecutor of the tribunal.

Police Constable Rajib Barura and justice seeker also a football player Shahauddin Ahmed, hailed from Sitakunda upazila, were killed on the spot and 16 others were injured in a suicide bomb attack at the police check post on the court building premises.

Following the attack, two separate cases one was murder while another was filed under Explosives Act with Kotwali Thana.

The-then Inspector of Detectives of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) Hla Ching Pru submitted the charge-sheet before the court on May 18, 2006, accusing five JMB leaders in the murder case.

 A Chattogram court later framed charges against the militants on July 16, 2006 in the case.

A total of 32 prosecution witnesses out of 77 gave their statements before the court.

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