A mob stormed the office of Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigosthi, the country’s premier anti-communal, progressive cultural group, in Dhaka today and set it on fire. This is the latest attack on cultural and media institutions in the ongoing mob violence across the country.
In the latest attack in the ongoing wave of nationwide street violence in the country, a group of people stormed the office of Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigosthi, the country’s premier anti-communal, progressive group, in Dhaka on Friday evening and set it on fire.
Locals said that a group of people arrived at the Udichi Shilpigosthi’s office on Topkhana Road around 7 pm and set it on fire after vandalising it, according to Dailu Sun newspaper.
It was not immediately known if there were any casualties in the attack.
This is the latest attack on cultural and media institutions in the ongoing mob violence across Bangladesh. Mobs on Thursday night set the offices of Prothom Alo and Daily Star newspapers on fire. They also set on fire the office of Chhayanaut, an organisation dedicated to Bangla culture.
Fire at Udichi Office on #Dhaka
A fire broke out at the office of Udichi Shilpi Goshthi on Topkhana Road in the capital Friday evening.
According to locals, around 7 pm a group of people stormed the office, vandalized it, and set it ablaze. Panic spread inside the premises as… pic.twitter.com/7WdSwNHumq
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