Houses of five Ctg BNP leaders attacked, torched

Houses of five Ctg BNP leaders attacked, torched

Chattogram, Aug 04 - Amid the ongoing movement, attackers set fire to the houses of four BNP leaders in Chattogram just an hour after attacks on the residences of Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel and city mayor Rezaul Karim Chowdhury.

From 8pm to 9pm on Saturday, miscreants targeted the houses of BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury at Mehedibagh, City BNP Convenor Ershad Ullah near the Eastern Gate of Chittagong Medical College at Panchlaish, and former convenor Dr. Shahadat Hossain on Badsha Mia Road.

Besides, the houses of BNP leaders Mir Mohammad Nasir Uddin and Mir Helal on Chatteswari Road were also attacked.

BNP leaders alleged that the Awami League and their associate bodies carried out the attacks, a charge they deny.

Idris Ali, office secretary of the city unit BNP, confirmed the incidents saying that Awami League activists, in a procession, attacked Dr. Shahadat Hossain's residence on Badsha Mia Road, setting fire to at least 7 to 8 vehicles parked below around 8:15pm.

Moreover, around 8:30pm, Ershad Ullah's residence near the Eastern Gate of the medical college was attacked, followed by an assault on Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury's house in Mehedibagh at around 8:45pm, he alleged.

Asked about the incidents, Chattogram Metropolitan Police Additional Deputy Commissioner (Public Relations) Tarek Aziz said that he had no information about these incidents.-UNB