AL lodges case over August 21 grenade attack
Court Correspondent
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Abdul Jalil yesterday filed a case with the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court, Dhaka accusing some ruling alliance leaders and 'their patronised terrorists' of the August 21 grenade attack on an AL rally. After hearing, Metropolitan Magistrate Emdadul Haq took the case into cognisance and directed authorities concerned to send the case to Motijheel Police Station to add it to the FIR (first information report) lodged earlier on August 22 in this connection. Jalil in his complaint mentioned some ruling party leaders and their cadres were instrumental in the grenade attack on the AL rally at 5:30pm on August 21 while Leader of the Opposition Sheikh Hasina was delivering speech standing on a truck-rostrum. In the attack 19 people were killed and 200 injured, he also mentioned adding that during the attack police were just watching the incident. He said they went to Motijheel Police Station to file a case, but police refused to register the case.
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