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August 21 grenade attack: The day democracy almost died

The terror attack on an anti-terrorism rally at Bangabandhu Avenue on August 21 in 2004, which killed more than two dozen people, not only rocked the vicinity due to the impact of the grenades hurled at the event but it shook the country to its core.

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August 21 grenade attack: A timeline of events

At 5:22pm, Islamic militant out t Huji carries out the grenade attack on an Awami League rally in Dhaka, killing 24 people and injuring 300 more.

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The dead and the injured on the street in front of the Awami League headquarters at Bangabandhu Avenue in Dhaka after the grenade attack on August 21, 2004 Focus Bangla

August 21 grenade attack cases close to conclusion after 18 years

Eighteen years after one of the most heinous attacks on political opponents in the history of the country, the time for  justice to be meted out to its perpetrators is nearly at hand.

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Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan speaking to reporters after inaugurating the installation of the railway track on the Padma Bridge on Saturday, August 20, 2022 Dhaka Tribune

Railway minister: Train operation on Padma Bridge from next June

Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan has said that rail traffic will start on the Dhaka-Bhanga route through the Padma Bridge in June 2023.

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Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune

Razzaque: Govt cannot be ousted with any threats

The Awami League Presidium Member and Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdur Razzaque on Saturday said the incumbent democratic government cannot be overthrown by any threat without national elections.

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Ukrainian service members speak to each other in front of a residential building damaged by a Russian military strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Siversk, Donetsk region, Ukraine August 20, 2022 Reuters

Zelensky warns of vicious Russian attack before Independence Day

President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Ukrainians to be vigilant ahead of Wednesday's celebrations to mark 31 years of independence from Soviet rule, as fresh blasts hit Crimea and a missile wounded 12 civilians near a nuclear power plant.

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