Aug 21 grenade attack

Defence starts placing arguments

The defence counsel started placing its arguments in the cases filed over August 21 Grenade attack on Awami League rally in 2004 in which 24 people were killed and scores were injured, reports BSS. Advocate Chaitanya Halder, counsel for Hanif Paribahan owner Md Hanif,  started placing arguments of depositions, saying name of his client was added in the case only after second testimonies of HuJI leader Mufti Abdul Hannan.

Meanwhile, prosecutor Mosharraf Hossain Kazal yesterday also placed arguments referring part of Bangabandhu murder trial. "The criminals carried out the attack on August 21, 2004, to make a void in the leadership of Awami League by killing its president Sheikh Hasina. The attack came in continuation of crimes like killing of former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria and attempt to murder former British envoy Anwar Chowdhury," Kazal said. The prosecutor, however, failed to wrap up his arguments.

Judge Shahed Nur Uddin of Dhaka 1st Speedy Trial Tribunal said the  prosecution would get time to place its arguments once the defence is  finished. The court then adjourned the hearing till today. Chief prosecutor Syed Rezaur Rahman on Monday concluded his part of  arguments pleading for awarding maximum punishment to the accused. "For the sake of justice and meeting the expectation of the justice  seekers, we are pleading for maximum punishment for the accused," he said.

Aug 21 grenade attack

Defence starts placing arguments

The defence counsel started placing its arguments in the cases filed over August 21 Grenade attack on Awami League rally in 2004 in which 24 people were killed and scores were injured, reports BSS. Advocate Chaitanya Halder, counsel for Hanif Paribahan owner Md Hanif, started placing arguments of depositions, saying name of his client was added in the case only after second testimonies of HuJI leader Mufti Abdul Hannan. Meanwhile, prosecutor Mosharraf Hossain Kazal yesterday also placed arguments referring part of Bangabandhu murder trial. The criminals carried out the attack on August 21, 2004, to make a void in the leadership of Awami League by killing its president Sheikh Hasina. The attack came in continuation of crimes like killing of former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria and attempt to murder former British envoy Anwar Chowdhury, Kazal said. The prosecutor, however, failed to wrap up his arguments. Judge Shahed Nur Uddin of Dhaka 1st Speedy Trial Tribunal said the prosecution would get time to place its arguments once the defence is finished. The court then adjourned the hearing till today. Chief prosecutor Syed Rezaur Rahman on Monday concluded his part of arguments pleading for awarding maximum punishment to the accused. For the sake of justice and meeting the expectation of the justice seekers, we are pleading for maximum punishment for the accused, he said.