Miscreants set fire to a local Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) office in Guimara upazila of Khagrachhari district in the early hours of Tuesday (November 10), completely gutting the structure.
The arson attack targeted the Ward No. 6 BNP office under Haphchhari Union.
Fire Service personnel rushed to the scene upon receiving information and brought the flames under control.
Guimara Upazila BNP General Secretary Mahbub Ali alleged that local Awami League leaders and activists torched the office as part of ongoing Bangladesh Chhatra League programmes, adding that the party will file a case over the incident.
Guimara Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mohammad Sohrawardi stated that police visited the spot and launched an investigation from multiple angles, assuring that strict legal action will be taken against those involved.
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