Dhaka: Bangladesh's High Court on Sunday acquitted former prime minister Khaleda Zia's son, Tarique Rahman, and 48 others, overturning their verdicts in a deadly 2004 grenade attack on a political rally. The ruling comes at a critical time as the South ...

The incident left over 20 dead and nearly 300 injured. Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) had consistently claimed the trial was politically motivated. The recent judgment by a two-member High Court panel declared the 2018 trial and its verdicts "illegal," effectively acquitting all accused.

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.

High Court in Dhaka acquits all accused in 2004 grenade attack, including Tarique Rahman, overturning lower court's verdict.