RELATED PERSON
Linked in public reporting as the political leader at and target of the rally; this is not a finding of personal responsibility for the attack.
KILLING
August 21 Dhaka grenade attack
A grenade attack on an Awami League rally that caused mass deaths and injuries; investigation, trial, and political-responsibility questions must be read as separate statuses.
What happened
Public reporting says at least 24 people were killed and about 300 injured in the August 21, 2004 grenade attack on an Awami League rally in Dhaka. Human Rights Watch called for investigation and prosecution. This record documents the reported deaths and injuries without assigning final criminal responsibility to any person beyond the sources.
People involved and exact roles
Sources
21 August grenade attack: 24 years on, justice still elusive
ReviewedProthom Alo · 21 Aug 2025
Prothom Alo reported that at least 24 people, including Awami League leader Ivy Rahman, were killed and about 300 injured in the August 21, 2004 grenade attack.
View sourceBangladesh: Probe Recent Attacks
ReviewedHuman Rights Watch · 26 Aug 2004
Human Rights Watch called for an investigation and prosecution after the August 21 grenade attack on an Awami League rally in Dhaka.
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