Dhaka, July 15 -- The Supreme Court has fixed Thursday for a hearing on the state's appeal against the High Court verdict acquitting all suspects in the highly publicised case over the Aug 21 grenade attack that rocked an Awami League rally and killed 24 people two decades ago.

On Tuesday, a five-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed set the date following a petition for an expedited hearing by senior lawyer Zainul Abedin.

BNP lawyers Jamiruddin Sircar, AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon, Kayser Kamal, Ruhul Quddus Kazal, and Gazi Kamrul Islam Sajal were present in court, while Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman appeared for the state, reports bdnews24.com.

The High Court had previously acquitted all accused...