A special tribunal in Dhaka has sentenced 14 people to death in a case filled in connection with the attempted murder of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Kotalipara of Gopalganj in July 2000.
The verdict was delivered by Judge Abu Jafar Md Kamruzzaman of Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal 1.
The case was filed 21 years ago under the Explosive Substances Act,
According to the case documents, army men recovered a 76kg powerful bomb on July 21, 2000, from the premises of Sheikh Lutfor Rahman Government Ideal College when a podium was being made for the prime minister's rally.
ASP Abdul Kahhar Akand on November 15, 2001, submitted a charge sheet in the case and the court on November 21, 2004, framed charges against the accused.
A total of 34 witnesses out of 50 were examined by the court in the case.
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