Bangladesh sentence nineteen to death over 2004 rally attack

Wednesday, 10 October 2018 16:00

A court in Bangladesh has sentenced 19 men to death over a grenade attack on a political rally in 2004.

The attack left 24 people dead at the Awami League rally in the country’s capital Dhaka. The party’s leader Sheikh Hasina is now prime minister.

Those sentenced to hanging include a former minister and deputy minister, both leaders of the BNP party which was then in power.

The party's current acting head, Tarique Rehman, was convicted to life in jail in absentia.

The BNP claims the case was politically motivated and aimed at destroying the image of party leaders.

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