Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- Judge Md Al Mamun of Dhaka Metropolitan Special Tribunal-2 announced the verdict on Sunday.The convicts are Abdullah Al Suhail, Md Abdur Rahman Masud, Md Nurul Islam alias Ujjal along with Habibur Rahman Habib and Md Musa alias Mustafizur Rahman, who are both absconding.A further six months have been added to each of their sentences owing to their failure to pay fines of Tk 30,000, said lawyer Md Shahabuddin, the state prosecutor. .

The attackers fled after carrying out the blast around 11am on Aug 17, 2005 in front of the RAJUK market in the capital's Khilkhet with the intent of damaging public property, according to the judgment under the Explosives Act.

Khilkhet Police ASI Md Kawsar Alam initiated a case over the i...