The Communist Party of Bangladesh observes 20 January as the "Paltan Killing Day".
[1] The Communist Party of Bangladesh was holding a rally in Paltan Maidan, Dhaka.
[5][6] The bomb exploded in the rally about 600 feet from the main stage.
[8] Activists of the party reportedly vandalized cars in the streets after the bomb blast.
[10] Mufti Abdul Hannan and 12 others members of Harkat-al-Jihad al-Islami had been charged over the attacks.