Fire scars were visible across The Daily Star building on Friday morning, a day after enraged crowds vandalised and set fire to the newspaper’s office following the death of Inqilab Mancha spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi in Dhaka on Thursday night.
Burn marks could be seen on different parts of the building in the Farmgate area, reflecting the scale of the arson attack.
Earlier last night, a group of agitated protesters first torched the Prothom Alo office in Karwan Bazar, then they proceeded to attack The Daily Star.
Shortly after, The Daily Star’s office was set on fire. Firefighters later brought the blaze under control around 1:40am.
Photo: Shamim-Us-Salehin/Times
Earlier, on 12 December, Osman Hadi was shot in the Box Culvert Road area of Bijoynagar in the capital. He was shot while in an autorickshaw by assailants on a moving motorcycle beside it.
After receiving treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, he was taken to Evercare Hospital. From there, he was taken to Singapore on Monday for advanced treatment.
Osman Hadi died at Singapore General Hospital while undergoing treatment at around 9:30pm Bangladesh time on Thursday.
