August 21 grenade attack: When will the wait for verdict be over?

The grenade attack of August 21, 2004 is very likely the most heinous crime in the political history of this country after the gruesome murder of Bangabandhu and his family members. As per verdict by the judicial court, top leaders, ministers of the then BNP-Jamaat coalition government along with the then head of National Security Intelligence, head of police and many other top officials conspired with a militant organisation to assassinate then opposition leader Sheikh Hasina and eliminate the top leaders of Bangladesh Awami League.

The judicial process of this brutal crime is far from over even after 17 years of the incident. So, what is the current state? And what is the government doing to bring those who are now fugitives to justice?

In Straight from Star Newsroom, Debjani Shyama is joined by The Daily Star reporter Ashutosh Sarkar to discuss the current state of the case.