An incident of arson has occurred at the district office of National Citizen Party (NCP) in Bogura.
The incident took place at around 1:30am on Wednesday late night at the party’s temporary office in the area adjacent to Altafunnesa Playground in the town. Police are currently analysing video footage to identify those involved in the incident.
NCP leaders said they came to know about the arson when they arrived at the office on Thursday morning.
They claimed that video footage shows three youths sprinkling a flammable substance onto the office and setting it on fire, while another person recorded the entire incident on a mobile phone. However, their faces could not be clearly identified from the video.
Speaking on the incident, MSA Mahmud, convenor of Bogura District NCP, said miscreants committed the act between 1am and 1:30am on Wednesday night.
He mentioned that party leaders discovered the matter after arriving at the office on Thursday morning and subsequently informed the police administration.
He added that the police are examining the incident, and contact has been established with the central committee, based on whose directives further steps will be taken.
In this context, Sultan Mahmud, member secretary of NCP district unit, said accomplices of the fallen fascist government are still active and could be behind such an event.
While mentioning that it is difficult to specifically name anyone at this moment, he said that they have initially issued a 48-hour ultimatum to arrest the culprits through the analysis of CCTV footage.
Meanwhile, Ibrahim Ali, officer-in-charge (OC) of Bogura Sadar Police Station, confirmed that police visited the scene during the night. He said efforts are underway to identify the perpetrators by analysing the video footage.
He added that NCP has not yet submitted a written complaint, but once received, measures will be taken to identify and arrest those responsible.
