Dhaka: Suspecting involvement of more officers in the botched coup attempt earlier this month, the Bangladesh army has constituted five more "courts of enquiry" to probe the plot, officials said. No official statement was issued on the development but a senior military official preferring anonymity said a decision was taken to constitute the five more "courts of enquiry" under Army Act to investigate into the putsch attempt at five cantonments outside Dhaka.
"The GOCs (General Officers Commanding) of these cantonments were asked to form the enquiry courts to probe into the suspected involvement of officers in those barracks to quicken the probe," he said without elaboration further. His comments came as the mass circulated 'Prothom Alo' newspaper quoting anonymous "military sources" said nearly two dozen officers were suspected to be involved in the abortive coup attempt while the army last week said their number could be as high as 16.
The army last week announced the formation of the first enquiry court in Dhaka with a Brigadier General as its head while the Alo report said the five new courts of enquiry were being constituted at cantonments at suburban Savar, eastern Comilla and Ghatail, northwestern Bogra and Rangpur. "These officers were found to be in telephonic contacts with fugitive army Major Ziaul Haque," the key suspect of the plot, the report said. (PTI)