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Bangladesh Court Quashes Convictions For Grenade Attack On Ex-PM

Following the acquittals, defence lawyer S. M. Shahjahan (C) said none of the 225 witnesses had testified to seeing any of the accused hurl grenades (Credit: AFP)

A top Bangladeshi politician accused of masterminding a deadly 2004 grenade attack against ex-premier Sheikh Hasina had his conviction quashed Sunday, another step in his expected return from London exile.

Tarique Rahman, the son of two-time premier Khaleda Zia and de facto leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was convicted in absentia for the attack on a political rally called by Hasina.

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