Attackers set fire to the headquarters of a Bangladesh party that backed ousted leader Sheikh Hasina
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Dhaka: Attackers set fire to the headquarters of a Bangladesh party that supported the country s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina on Thursday night, media...
Dhaka: Attackers set fire to the headquarters of a Bangladesh party that supported the country’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina on Thursday night, media reports said. There was no information if anyone was injured.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack on the Jatiya Party offices in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka.
TV stations and other media said the attackers stormed the party headquarters in Dhaka’s Bijoy Nagar area, clashing with party members who were there and eventually setting the premises on fire.
The extend of the damage was not immediately known. Firefighters rushed to the scene, according to Rashed bin Khaled, an official of the Fire Service and Civil Defense. Bin Khaled, who spoke to The Associated Press by phone, had no other details.
The party is Bangladesh’s third largest and was founded by former military dictator H.M. Ershad in the 1980s.
