A court here today acquitted eight persons including BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and former state minister for home affairs Lutfozzaman Babar of the charges in a case lodged over allegedly taking Tk21 crore in bribes for giving clean chit to Bashundhara Group vice-chairman Shafiat Sobhan Sanvir in Sabbir killing case. The other people, who have been acquitted of the charges, are Miah Nur Uddin Apu, Qazi Salimul Haque Kamal, Ahmed Akbar Sobhan, Shafiat Sobhan, Sadat Sobhan and Abu Sufian.