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Arson attack on Prothom Alo building in Karwan Bazar

Greenwatch Desk Fire 2025-12-19, 9:10am

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An attack was carried out at the Prothom Alo newspaper office building in Karwan Bazar on Thursday after midnight, during which arson was reported, sources said.


At one stage of the incident, unruly people set fire to parts of the building, prompting an immediate response from the Fire Service and Civil Defence.

Contacted, the Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarter control room confirmed receiving the fire alert. “We received the information about the fire at 12:28am,” said duty officer Md Shahjahan.

He added that fire service units were dispatched immediately after receiving the call and were on their way to the scene, but had not reached the location at the time of reporting.

Further information will be available after the fire service reaches the spot and assesses the situation, reports UNB.