Vandalism, arson spread across Bangladesh as protesters attack houses of Awami League leaders
The Hindu
Unrest in Bangladesh as protesters attack Awami League leaders' homes and deface Sheikh Mujib murals nationwide.
Protesters in Bangladesh have attacked, torched houses of leaders of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League across the country and murals of the country's founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman were demolished and defaced in nearly two dozen districts, according to media reports.
The unrest sparked after a live online address of Ms. Hasina.
A fire has been set at the house of Awami League Presidium Member Sheikh Selim in Dhaka’s Banani on Friday (February 7, 2025).
The fire was set around 1:30 am on Friday (February 7, 2025), but due to a lack of police protection, the Fire Service was delayed and was not able to reach the scene until 2:45 am.
Unruly crowds set the fire at Selim’s residence in Banani. Security concerns prevented the Fire Service vehicles from accessing the site immediately, the Fire Service control room duty officer was quoted as saying by the United News of Bangladesh (UNB).
A day after the Dhanmondi-32 residence of Sheikh Mujib was torched and torn down, protesters attacked, ransacked, and set fire to the house of Obaidul Quader, general secretary of Awami League (AL) and former road, transport and bridges minister, in Noakhali's Companiganj, the Daily Star reported on Friday.
During the attack on the house in the Bora Rajapur Mohalla area around 1:00 pm, the two-storey building and tin-roofed rooms of Quader's younger brother Abdul Quader Mirza, president of Companiganj AL, and Shahadat Mirza, former mayor of Basurhat municipality, were also ransacked.
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