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Discover Bengal · Unfolded

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Ivy Rahman, a Strong Voice Silenced Forever

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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.

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news-and-contemporary-reports · Newspaper archive

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2004 (August 21)

21 August Grenade Attack

On 21 August 2004, grenades were thrown at an Awami League rally in Dhaka, killing and injuring many people and nearly killing Sheikh Hasina. The attack became a defining episode of armed political violence in contemporary Bangladesh.