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BNP chairman Tarique Rahman, all others acquitted in 2004 grenade attack case

Dhaka, Dec 1 (UNI) The Bangladesh High Court on Sunday acquitted BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman and all other suspects in the case related to the August 21, 2004, grenade attack on an Awami League rally that killed 24 people.
The bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayet Hossain delivered the verdict on the appeal and the death references in the case on Sunday.
Accordingly, the trial court's death sentences for 19 people, life terms for 19 others, including Tarique, and different jail terms for 11 police and army personnel are quashed, bdnews24 reported.
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