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The state has petitioned to appeal against the High Court verdict acquitting all 49 suspects sentenced by the Speedy Trial Tribunal in the Aug 21 Bangabandhu Avenue grenade attack case.
The leave-to-appeal hearing has been added to the cause list of the four-member Appellate Division bench led by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed for Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com.
Advocate Md Shishir Manir, one of the lawyers for the defendants, said: “The state has filed a leave to appeal against the High Court’s verdict. The appeal petitions for the High Court verdict to be scrapped.”
Deputy Attorney General Zahirul Haque Sumon, the state counsellor, said: “The case is scheduled as hearing No. 24 on today’s agenda for the Appellate Division.”