CHITTAGONG: A Chittagong Court Monday fixed January 30 for the verdict delivery in sensational 10-truck arms haul cases.

Chittagong Metropolitan Special Tribunal-1 Judge SM Mojibur Rahman fixed the date after hearing the closing arguments in the afternoon.

Earlier, Special Tribunal-1 ordered the defense lawyers to complete their argument by Monday, while Kamal Uddin Ahmed concluded his argument on Sunday.

The public prosecutor, however, sought two more days for submitting his elaborate argument in written form, which was granted by the court.

On April 2, 2004, the police seized 4,930 types of sophisticated firearms, 27,020 grenades, 840 rocket launchers, 300 rockets, 2,000 grenade launching tubes, 6,392 magazines and 11,40,520 bullets when they were being loaded on to 10 trucks from two engine-boats at the jetty of the Chittagong Urea Fertiliser Limited (CUFL).

Ahadur Rahman, the then officer-in-charge of Karnaphuli Thana, filed two cases in connection with the incident, which were transferred to the criminal investigation department of police after 22 days.

Former BNP state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar, former industries minister and Jamaat leader Motiur Rahman Nizami and a few high-ranking intelligence agency and government officials were accused in the cases.

BDST: 1925 HRS, JAN 13, 2013
Edited by: Golam Rosul, Newsroom Editor/MMA