2004 (August 21) — 21 August Grenade Attack

Awami League leader and August 21 attack victim

A senior Awami League organizer, she was fatally injured in the 21 August 2004 grenade attack on a party rally in Dhaka and died three days later.

Bangladesh's violent and polarized political climate in the early 2000s, especially the aftermath of the 2004 grenade attack.

Her death became one of the most remembered personal losses from the attack and remains central to public memory of political violence in that period.

HuJI-B militant leader and convicted attacker

He was identified in security and research reporting as a leading figure in Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami Bangladesh and was executed in 2017 after conviction in the 2004 attack on the British High Commissioner in Sylhet.

Bangladesh's militant violence and counter-terrorism history from the late 1990s through the 2000s.

His cases became central to public understanding of HuJI-B networks, militant prosecutions, and the security politics of the period.

Political Organization

This collective helped widen the anti-Ershad movement beyond a narrow party struggle and made democratic protest more socially durable.

The broader protest culture that shaped the 1990 Mass Uprising.

Its presence shows that the uprising depended on organizational depth, social alliances, and coordinated public participation.

Reference Sources · Encyclopedia and Archive Reference

2004 Dhaka Grenade Attack

— Wikipedia

Reference overview of the 21 August 2004 grenade attack on an Awami League rally in Dhaka.

News and Contemporary Reports · Newspaper archive

Ivy Rahman, a Strong Voice Silenced Forever

— The Daily Star

Archive report on Ivy Rahman's political role, injury in the 21 August 2004 grenade attack, and death on 24 August 2004.