Dhaka, Feb. 6 -- Ishwardi (Pabna) Correspondent :

The High Court has acquitted all BNP leaders, including those previously sentenced to death, in the case related to the 1994 assassination attempt on former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Ishwardi Railway Station.

A bench comprising Justice Muhammad Mahbub Ul Islam and Justice Hamidur Rahman delivered the verdict on Wednesday (February 5).

The case was heard by defense lawyers Kaiser Kamal, Md. Maqsood Ullah, Jamil Akhter Elahi, and AHM Kamruzzaman Mamun, while Deputy Attorney General Mohammad Mujibur Rahman represented the state. After hearing arguments on the death reference, appeal, and jail appeal on January 30, the High Court had set February 5 for the final verdict.

On September...