HC acquits Tarique, Babar, others in 21 Aug grenade attack cases

The High Court on Sunday acquitted all the accused of 21 August grenade attack cases including BNP acting chairperson Tarique Rahman and former state minister Lutfozzaman Babar.

The court also scrapped the lower court verdict, in which total 49 persons were convicted.

The HC bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayet Hossain delivered the verdict after hearing the death references and appeals related to the two cases filed over grenade attack on Awami League rally in 2004.

The High Court observed that the trial court verdict in the cases is unlawful as it was delivered through illegal way.