| REMEMBRANCE: FALLEN VICTIMS OF AUGUST 21 2004 
REMEMBRANCE: FALLEN VICTIMS OF AUGUST 21 2004 21 August Grenade Attack: A brutal Bloodshed for the nation | | | |  21 August is a black day in the political history of Bangladesh. The grenade attack on Awami League rally at Bangabandhu Avenue on 21 August 2004 was undoubtedly aimed at assassination of Sheikh Hasina. Before she could leave the place of occurrence there were at least nine grenade blasts and many rounds of shooting. A very determined and well-planned attack was launched and it was carried out in about a couple of minutes. Despite heavy, although less than normal, deployment of police personnel and strict security arrangements in the area, the criminals fled the spot safely. By the race of Allah Sheikh Hasina escaped this dastardly attack as a number of Awami League leaders and workers laid down their lives, some in attempting to save her and others as innocent victims of the barbarous arrack. We bemoan the loss of Ivy Rahman, Secretary of women's affairs of Awami League, and 21 other dead souls. Hundreds of leaders and workers are still fighting for life and many have been permanently maimed. Bloody 21 August till haunts many victims. AL leaders, activists and supporters who were brutally killed by 21 august 2004 Grenade attack: Begum Ivy Rahman Former Woman Affairs Secretary, Bangladesh Awami League; Moshtak Ahmed Sentu Assistant secretary, Bangladesh Awami League; Lance Corporal (retd.) Mahbubur Rashid, Personal Security staff; Rafiqul Islam (68) who was known as Ada Chacha ,Advisor, Dhaka City Awami League; Sufia Begum (40),Woman Awami League, Dhaka City Unit Leader; Hasina Momtaz Rina (45),President. Dhaka City Woman Awami League ward no. 15 ; Liton Munshi alias litu, President, Union Jubo League(AL youth front); Ratan Sikder(40), AL supporter & Businessman; Md. Hanif (50) Dhaka city Labour League Leader of ward no. 30; Mamun Mridha(21), Second year student of Govt. Poet Nazrul College, Dhaka & AL supporter; Belal Hossain, Asst. Organizing Secretary, Jubo League, 69 no. ward unit of Dhaka city; Aminul Islam alias Moazzem(25) ,Awami League activist; Abdul Kuddus patwari (40), Member, National Committee, Bangladesh Awami Shechchashebok League; Atik Sarker(21), Jubo League leader of 84 no. ward unit of Dhaka city; Nasiruddin Sarder (40),Activist of Labour League, Dhaka Chapter; Rezia Begum(45),Awami Shechchashebok League Leader; Abul Kashem(50) ;Zahed Ali(35); Momin Ali(35); Shamsuddin(55); Abul Kalam Azad(38) President, Jubo League, Balughat unit, Dhaka and Ishak Mia More than 500 AL leaders, activists, supporters and meeting listeners were injured during the barbaric grenade attack. |  A man who has just witnessed the carnage wails in angst. PHOTO: STAR ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assassination attempt on Hasina  The dead and the injured litter beside the truck on which Sheikh Hasina was standing during the grenade attack in front of the AL headquarters on Bangabandhu Avenue yesterday. PHOTO: STAR --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Horror descends on trauma wards  Blood-smeared Suranjit Sengupta is being taken to hospital. PHOTO: STAR -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This file photo of August 21, 2004 shows an unexploded grenade next to abandoned sandals and a body on Bangabandhu Avenue. Photo: File -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Perpetrators and masterminds of a massacre of this magnitude on August 21, 2004 still remain out of police dragnet. This photo was taken immediately after the grenade attack on Bangabandhu Avenue in the city. PHOTO: File Photo from 2006 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
