Cites inaction of law enforcement during attacks on Daily Star, Prothom Alo, Chhayanaut and Udichi

Nine sent to jail in connection with the case

Govt must be firm as mobs torch newsrooms and state machinery looks away

Editor says assaults on media are attacks on democracy

The Daily Star editor urges journalists, democratic forces to unite without responding with violence

AFM Khalid Hossain says steps underway to arrest them

‘Hope we never see anything like this again,’ he says

Says perpetrators are anti-people forces; criticises govt ‘failure’ to protect media houses

The image of a burnt copy of The Daily Star, dated Victory Day, is difficult to shake off. It stays with you long after you scroll past it on your social media newsfeed—not because it is dramatic, but because of what it reveals.

Says group of misguided people carried out the sabotage

Mobs vandalise, torch The Daily Star, Prothom Alo offices in nightlong mayhem; 28 Star journos rescued after being trapped for hours on rooftop

Reporter recounts how vandalism, smoke, and security threats shut down the newsroom

International news organisations highlight journalists trapped by smoke

28 journalists and staff trapped inside for more than four hours

They can burn our office, not our resolve