The High Court yesterday fixed May 8 for delivering its verdict on the death references and appeals of the 2001 Ramna Batamul carnage case.

Twenty-four long years have passed since the bomb blasts at Ramna Batamul during Pahela Baishakh celebrations, yet justice remains out of reach for the victims.

Two bombs go off during Pohela Boishakh celebrations of the Bangla New Year 1408 on April 14, 2001, killing 10 people and injuring dozens of others at leading cultural organisation Chhayanaut’s event at Ramna Batamul in Dhaka