Fire at Sheikh Selim’s Banani residence

Banani residence of Sheikh Selim set afire. UNB

Dhaka, Feb 7 - A fire has been set at the house of Awami League Presidium Member Sheikh Selim in Dhaka’s Banani.

The fire was set around 1:30 am on Friday, 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, Fire Service control room duty officer told UNB.

Earlier on Wednesday night, students and other protestors vandalised and set fire to the residence of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Dhanmondi-32. The attackers used a bulldozer to reduce most of the building to rubble. Similar acts of vandalism and arson were also reported at the homes and offices of other Awami League leaders across the country.

In a midnight statement on Thursday (6 February), the interim government warned that any attempt to destabilise the country through vandalism and arson would be met with swift and strict law enforcement action.

The government assured that it was prepared to protect the lives and property of its citizens and vowed to bring those responsible for these attacks to justice. - UNB