Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- The High Court (HC) has acquitted 47 convicts including nine death row ones in a case filed over attempt to kill former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in Pabna around 30 years back.

An HC bench consisting of Justice Muhammad Mahbub-ul-Islam and Justice Hamidur Rahman passed the order on Wednesday, said Barrister Kaisar Kamal who stood for the defendants at the court.

Earlier on January 30 this year, the court held a hearing on a petition submitted by the convicts and the death reference, and set February 5 to deliver its judgment.

Lawyer Kaisar said a Pabna court sentenced nine people to death, 25 to life term and 13 others to 10 years in jail in 2019 for attack on Sheikh Hasina.

All the convicts were leaders and activi...