On 21 August 2004 a group of terrorists conducted vicious grenade attacks on a rally held by the opposition party Awami League including leader Sheikh Hasina . Prominent leaders including Ivy Rahman were killed in the attack , and Hasina herself sustained injuries to her ears . A total of 13 grenades were blasted and 24 people killed . The Awami League called for a nationwide hartal ( general strikes ) on 23 and 24 August 2004 following the incident . Begum Khaleda Zia , then Prime Minister of Bangladesh condemned the attacks , and also vowed a strong probe to catch the culprits . But they provided misleading information . Only after the current government tenure ended a neutral probe formed and revealed that Tarique Rahman son of Prime Minister Khaleda Zia along with the then Home Minister Lutfuzzaman Babar had masterminded the attack . But BNP has denied the allegations
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