Thirty-five former members of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) have been released from Kashimpur Central Jail in Gazipur in a case filed under the Explosives Substances (Control) Act over the BDR mutiny.
They were released in phases around 6:30pm on Monday.
Family members were present in front of the prison gate at the time.
Earlier, the court granted bail to another 53 accused last Thursday.
Among those released, one was freed from Kashimpur High Security Central Jail, two from Central Jail Part-1 and 32 from Central Jail Part-2.
According to prison officials, the bail documents arrived at the jail on Monday afternoon. After verification, the 35 former BDR members were released in the evening.
Mohammad Al Mamun, senior jail superintendent of Kashimpur High Security Central Jail, said the bail documents of one inmate, a former BDR member, reached the jail at noon and he was released in the evening after verification.
Senior jail superintendent Abu Nur Md Reza said two former BDR members were released from Central Jail Part-1, while senior jail superintendent Md Al Mamun said 32 former BDR members were freed from Central Jail Part-2.
He said the bail documents for the 32 former BDR inmates arrived at the jail at noon, and after verification they were released in the evening.
The mutiny occurred on 25 February 2009 at the then BDR headquarters in Pilkhana, Dhaka. Fifty-seven army officers, including the then director general Major General Shakil Ahmed, were killed. In total, 74 bodies were recovered.
Two separate cases—one for murder and another under the Explosives Substances (Control) Act—were filed on the following day and on 28 February.
In the murder case, 850 people were charged.
On 5 November 2013, the trial court sentenced 152 to death, 160 to life imprisonment and 256 to varying jail terms, while 278 were acquitted.
