AL leader Mirza Azam's house in Jamalpur set on fire
Agitators have set fire to the house of Mirza Azam, Awami League leader and former member of parliament, in Jamalpur.
The unrest began when people brought a bulldozer to Azam's house located in the Bakultala area. At one point, when the bulldozer broke down, the students and public who were part of the protest set fire to the house this evening.
In a related incident, the residence of Jamalpur district AL adviser and father of actress Meher Afroz Shaon, Engineer Mohammad Ali, located in Norundi Bazar, Jamalpur Sadar upazila, was also attacked and set on fire.
Keep updated, follow The Business Standard's Google news channel
Earlier in the afternoon, agitators targeted public institutions in Baksiganj upazila, where they damaged a mural of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the Upazila Parishad, the Freedom Fighters Complex, and Kiamat Ullah Degree College.
