All accused in Sheikh Hasina attack case relieved

The High Court (HC) has acquitted all accused, including nine individuals who had been sentenced to death, in a case over an attempt to murder Sheikh Hasina by attacking a train carrying her in Ishwardi station in Pabna.

A bench comprising Justice Muhammad Mahbub Ul Islam and Justice Hamidur Rahman passed the order on Wednesday (February 5).

Barrister Kaiser Kamal moved for the accused at the court while advocate Mahbubur Rahman Khan and Advocate Maksud Ullah assisted him.

Earlier on January 30, the High Court set February 5 to announce a verdict following a hearing on the appeals made by the convicts and the death reference by the state.

According to case documents, Sheikh Hasina was traveling by Rupsha Express train from Khulna to Syedpur on September 23, 1994, to attend a party event in the northern region. When the train approached the Ishwardi Railway Station in Pabna, an attack was launched on the train convoy.

Later, the then Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Ishwardi GRP (Railway Police) Station, Nazrul Islam, filed a case, naming seven individuals.