, Oct. 22 -- The High Court on Wednesday acquitted all 46 accused including former BNP MP Habibibul Islam Habib in a case filed over the attack on the motorcade of then then opposition leader Sheikh Hasina in Satkhira district on August 30, 2002.

The HC bench of Justice Muhammad Mahbub Ul Islam and Justice Mubina Asaf passed the order.

Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokon and Advocate Aminul Islam stood for the petitioner while deputy attorney general Mujibur Rahman represented the state.

On April 18, 2003, Judge of the Satkhira Special Tribunal-3 Biswanath Mandal, sentenced four people including former BNP MP Habib, to life imprisonment in the case.

The court also sentenced 42 accused to seven years jail.

Later, they filed separate petitio...