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Dhaka Grenade Attacks | |
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Location | Bangabandhu Avenue, Paltan, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Date | 21 August 2004 17:22 (UTC+06:00) |
Target | Awami League rally in response to 2004 Shah Jalal bombing[1] |
Attack type | Grenade,Terrorism |
Deaths | 24 (including Ivy Rahman) |
Injured | Over 500 |
Perpetrators | Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (alleged) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (alleged) |
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The 2004 Dhaka grenade attack took place at an anti-terrorism rally organised by Awami League on Bangabandhu Avenue on 21 August 2004. The attack left 24 dead and more than 500 injured. The attack was carried out at 5:22 pm after Sheikh Hasina, the leader of opposition had finished addressing a crowd of 20,000 people from the back of a truck.[2] Hasina also sustained some injuries in the attack. The involvement of BNP-Jamaat led government is still debated.[3]