A high government official yesterday acknowledged that the seven JMB top terrorists who were awarded death sentence received loans from Bangladesh Rural Development Board (BRDB).

Nazrul Islam, a high official of BRDB under the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD), revealed this fact while speaking as the chief guest in a discussion meeting of the BRDB field workers of Barisal division at Barisal Auditorium.

Per head Tk 50 thousand was sanctioned as loan for the seven JMB terrorists as per orders of the higher authorities concerned, he said.

He, however, declined to give any details about the time, place, method, and purpose of the loans disbursed.

At that time the recipients were too low profile to be recognised as top terrorists of the future, he said.

Barisal Deputy Commissioner Manzure Elahi was special guest while Khalilur Rahman, deputy director of Barisal BRDB, delivered the welcome address at the programme presided over by BRDB Director General Abdus Sobhan.