August 21 carnage: A day of horror

This Star photo taken on August 21, 2004 shows the body of a youth found close to an unexploded grenade. On that day 24 Awami League leaders and workers were brutally killed and over 300 injured in the grenade attack in a rally on Bangabandhu Avenue in Dhaka.
A man who has just witnessed the carnage at Awami League rally wails in angst at Bangabandhu Avenue in Dhaka on August 21, 2004. Photo: Star
The carnage and devastation left by the gruesome grenade attack on August 21, 2004 at an Awami League rally that left 24 dead and over 300 injured. Star file photo
The carnage and devastation left by the gruesome grenade attack on August 21, 2004 at an Awami League rally that left 24 dead and over 300 injured. Star file photo
The target and the intention of the grenade attack in 2004 were clear. The attackers wanted to finish off Sheikh Hasina and the entire top leaders of the AL. They wanted to exterminate AL forever and turn Bangladesh into another land of terror. Photo: Star
Families of the dead and the survivor are yet to see justice as. Photo: Star
Families of the dead and the survivor are yet to see justice as. Photo: Star
The militants killed 24 and injured 300 but they failed to get their prime target as Sheikh Hasina survived the attack narrowly. Photo: Star
The militants killed 24 and injured 300 but they failed to get their prime target as Sheikh Hasina survived the attack narrowly. Photo: Star
The carnage and devastation left by the gruesome grenade attack on August 21, 2004 at an Awami League rally that left 24 dead and over 300 injured. Star file photo
The militants killed 24 and injured 300 but they failed to get their prime target as Sheikh Hasina survived the attack narrowly. Photo: Star
Interpol experts visit the scene of the grenade attack as part of their investigations. Photo: Star
This Star file photo shows Saber Hossain Chowdhury showing European Union (EU) delegates the bullet ridden, splinter pierced car in Dhaka.
The carnage and devastation left by the gruesome grenade attack on August 21, 2004 at an Awami League rally that left 24 dead and over 300 injured. Star file photo
The carnage and devastation left by the gruesome grenade attack on August 21, 2004 at Awami League rally that left 24 dead and over 300 injured. Star file photo
The carnage and devastation left by the gruesome grenade attack on August 21, 2004 at an Awami League rally that left 24 dead and over 300 injured. Star file photo
The carnage and devastation left by the gruesome grenade attack on August 21, 2004 at Awami League rally that left 24 dead and over 300 injured. Star file photo
The carnage and devastation left by the gruesome grenade attack on August 21, 2004 at an Awami League rally that left 24 dead and over 300 injured. Star file photo
The carnage and devastation left by the gruesome grenade attack on August 21, 2004 at Awami League rally that left 24 dead and over 300 injured. Star file photo
The carnage and devastation left by the gruesome grenade attack on August 21, 2004 at Awami League rally that left 24 dead and over 300 injured. Star file photo
The carnage and devastation left by the gruesome grenade attack on August 21, 2004 at Awami League rally that left 24 dead and over 300 injured. Star file photo
The carnage and devastation left by the gruesome grenade attack on August 21, 2004 at an Awami League rally that left 24 dead and over 300 injured. Star file photo
An unexplored grenade lies on the Bangabandhu Avenue in Dhaka on August 21, 2004. Star file photo
The carnage and devastation left by the gruesome grenade attack on August 21, 2004 at Awami League rally that left 24 dead and over 300 injured. Star file photo
The carnage and devastation left by the gruesome grenade attack on August 21, 2004 at Awami League rally that left 24 dead and over 300 injured. Star file photo
The carnage and devastation left by the gruesome grenade attack on August 21, 2004 at Awami League rally that left 24 dead and over 300 injured. Star file photo
The carnage and devastation left by the gruesome grenade attack on August 21, 2004 at an Awami League rally that left 24 dead and over 300 injured. Star file photo
The carnage and devastation left by the gruesome grenade attack on August 21, 2004 at an Awami League rally that left 24 dead and over 300 injured. Star file photo
The carnage and devastation left by the gruesome grenade attack on August 21, 2004 at an Awami League rally that left 24 dead and over 300 injured. Star file photo
The carnage and devastation left by the gruesome grenade attack on August 21, 2004 at an Awami League rally that left 24 dead and over 300 injured. Star file photo
The carnage and devastation left by the gruesome grenade attack on August 21, 2004 at an Awami League rally that left 24 dead and over 300 injured. Star file photo
The carnage and devastation left by the gruesome grenade attack on August 21, 2004 at an Awami League rally that left 24 dead and over 300 injured. Star file photo
The carnage and devastation left by the gruesome grenade attack on August 21, 2004 at an Awami League rally that left 24 dead and over 300 injured. Star file photo
The carnage and devastation left by the gruesome grenade attack on August 21, 2004 at an Awami League rally that left 24 dead and over 300 injured. Star file photo
The carnage and devastation left by the gruesome grenade attack on August 21, 2004 at an Awami League rally that left 24 dead and over 300 injured. Star file photo
The carnage and devastation left by the gruesome grenade attack on August 21, 2004 at an Awami League rally that left 24 dead and over 300 injured. Star file photo
The carnage and devastation left by the gruesome grenade attack on August 21, 2004 at an Awami League rally that left 24 dead and over 300 injured. Star file photo