The state has filed an appeal against the acquittals of all accused, including BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and former BNP State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfozzaman Babar, in the August 21 grenade attack case.
Attorney General's office confirmed the matter on Wednesday (March 19).
The appeal was submitted to the relevant branch of the Supreme Court's Appellate Division.
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."
On December 1, last year, an HC bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayet Hossain pronounced the judgement acquitting all accused.
On October 10, 2018, a court in Dhaka sentenced 19 individuals, including former BNP state minister Lutfozzaman Babar, to death over their involvement in the attack.
Another 19 individuals, including BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, now in London, were sentenced to life imprisonment, while 11 others faced varying prison terms.
In the observations, the judge said the attack was carried out with the 'support of state machinery' with the 'malicious intent to render the Awami League leaderless'.
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