Bangladesh’s High Court acquitted former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s son, Tarique Rahman, and 48 others, overturning their verdicts in a deadly 2004 grenade attack on a political rally.

The incident left over 20 dead and nearly 300 injured. Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) had consistently claimed the trial was politically motivated. The recent judgment by a two-member High Court panel declared the 2018 trial and its verdicts "illegal," effectively acquitting all accused.

A top Bangladeshi politician accused of masterminding a deadly 2004 grenade attack against ex-premier Sheikh Hasina had his conviction quashed Sunday, another step in his expected return from London exile.