Dhaka, Aug. 21 -- The nation mourns the victims of the grisly attack on a rally in Dhaka on 21 August 2004, re-living the painful memories of the incident that took place 16 years ago.

At least 24 people were killed and around 300 injured when grenades were lobbed on an Awami League rally in the capital's Bangabandhu Avenue on August 21, 2004.

Incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the then opposition leader in parliament, narrowly escaped the attack with an ear injury.

Overcoming all legal barriers, in a landmark verdict, a Dhaka court on October 10, 2018 awarded capital punishment to 19 people, including former state minister Lutfozzaman Babar and former deputy minister Abdus Salam Pintu in two cases filed over the attack.

The cour...