<span style="color: #222222;">A former MP of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and 2 others have been convicted by a local court for attack on the convoy of Sheikh Hasina in 2002. The Satkhira court sentenced the former MP Habibul Islam Habib and two others to 10 years imprisonment in the case. The court also convicted 47 others to various jail terms in the case. Out of 50 accused, 34 were present in the court, the remaining 16 were declared absconders.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''In 2002 the convoy of Sheikh Hasina was attacked in Kalaroa upazila when she was returning to Mogura after visiting a freedom fighter's wife in Satkhira. She was the opposition leader at that time. Sheikh Hasina escaped unhurt but several other Awami League leaders and workers sustained injuries in the attack.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''Initially, the case was dismissed on technical ground but it was reopened in 2014 when charges were framed against 50 people.<br />''<br />''Reacting to the verdict, the opposition BNP said that the government's desire has been reflected in the lower court's verdict. The Senior Joint Secretary General of BNP Ruhul Kabir Rizvi told the media in Dhaka on Thursday that the ruling Awami League is indulging in acts of revenge against its opponents, reports the news agency UNB.</span>