Former president Abdul Hamid’s house attacked, vandalised in Kishoreganj

Former president Md Abdul Hamid's house in Kishoreganj's Mithamoin upazila was attacked and vandalised last night, police said.

Mithamoin Police Station Officer-in-Charge Alamgir Kabir told The Daily Star that a group broke into the residence around 11:00pm, damaging furniture, doors, windows and several pictures.

No casualties were reported, he said, adding that police and army personnel later visited the spot and security has since been tightened. No arrests had been made as of filing the report.

Local sources said a joyous procession was brought out in Mithamoin Bazar after the International Crimes Tribunal handed down death sentences to deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal.

According to them, a faction of 20–30 individuals separated from the procession near Kamalpur village and entered the former president's house before carrying out the vandalism.

Witness Kamrul Islam said the procession, reportedly joined by around 100 people and led by local BNP activists, began around 10:30pm, though he could not confirm who was involved in the subsequent attack.

Attempts to contact Upazila BNP President Md Jahidul Islam were unsuccessful as his mobile phone remained switched off.

Police said legal procedures are underway and the situation in the area is currently under control.