Jamaat, Shibir, Hefajat men also loot shops at Baitul Mukarram mosque complex
Jamaat-Shibir activists joined by Hefajat-e Islam men set fire to at least 100 shops and business establishments, looted shops at Baitul Mukarram mosque complex and torched over 30 government buses in the capital on Sunday.
Locals and police said looting was underway till 7:00pm when the report was filed.
Fire service and police officials said more than 100 shops and business establishments were torched in Paltan, Nayapaltan, Bijoynagar and Baitul Mukarram National Mosque areas in the evening.
Locals and police said the activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing, Islami Chhatra Shibir, carried out the mayhem.
Instigated by the Jamaat and Shibir, a group of Hefajat men, who had earlier pledged to hold a peaceful rally at Shapla Chhatra in the capital, joined the vandals.
Source: The Daily Star
