In Remembrance of the Aug 21 Martyrs

Sheikh Hasina, the then opposition leader, covers her face with a handkerchief standing beside a sobbing Zillur Rahman, who was still mourning the death of his wife, veteran Awami League leader Ivy Rahman, in a grenade attack on August 21, 2004. The photo was taken on October 3, 2004. Photo: STAR
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina consoles an August-21 grenade attack survivor at a programme in the capital's Krishibid Institution on August 21, 2017. Photo: PID
A procession held in memory of veteran Awami League leader Ivy Rahman, who died in the grenade attack on August 21, 2004. Photo: STAR
A street demonstration remembering the grenade attack on August 21, 2004. Photo: STAR
Awami League President Sheikh Hasina places a wreath at a memorial for the August 21, 2004 grenade attack victims on the capital's Bangabandhu Avenue. STAR file photo
Wreaths place at a memorial for the August 21, 2004 grenade attack in memory of the victims of the attack at the capital's Bangabandhu Avenue. STAR file photo
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on August 21, 2013 consoles and hands financial aid to a victim of the August 21, 2004, grenade attack on an Awami League rally at Bangabandhu Avenue. Photo: BSS
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina consoles a victim of the August 21, 2004, grenade attack on an Awami League rally at Bangabandhu Avenue. Photo: Collected
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina consoles a victim of the August 21, 2004, grenade attack on an Awami League rally at Bangabandhu Avenue. Photo: Collected
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina places a wreath at a memorial for the August 21, 2004 grenade attack victims on the capital's Bangabandhu Avenue on August 21, 2015. Photo: Collected
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