Two offices belonging to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) were vandalised and set alight in Nazirpur upazila of Pirojpur on Sunday afternoon, with allegations pointing towards leaders and activists of the Awami League, whose activities are officially banned. During the same bout of unrest, the residence of a local BNP leader was pelted with brickbats, leaving a windowpane shattered. The attacks unfolded in the Uttar Jhanjhania Mobile Tower Intersection area of Malikhali union, triggering widespread panic and tension across the locality.
According to local and party sources, a procession of roughly 250 to 300 Awami League leaders and activists marched into the area from the Dumuria locality under neighbouring Tungipara Police Station in Gopalganj. Crossing the boundary into Nazirpur, the crowd converged on the Uttar Jhanjhania Mobile Tower Intersection. Soon after arriving, a section of the marchers gathered outside the home of Sumon Talukder, Joint Convener of the Malikhali union BNP. They hurled brickbats at the property, smashing a Thai glass pane before moving on to nearby party establishments.
Moments after targeting Talukder’s residence, the attackers stormed a BNP office situated right beside the Mobile Tower Intersection. They ransacked the interior and set the building ablaze, causing substantial damage to the structure and its contents.
The violence extended simultaneously to another party establishment in the same union. At the office of Motaleb Hossain, another Joint Convener of the Malikhali union BNP, assailants forced their way inside and smashed chairs, tables, and other furniture. The broken pieces were dragged outside onto the open ground and set on fire. Before dispersing, the attackers also used sharp weapons to hack at the corrugated tin structure of the office, leaving the walls and roofing heavily damaged.
The sudden afternoon incursion by hundreds of marchers left local shopkeepers and residents deeply unsettled, with a tense calm settling over the border union in the aftermath. Law enforcement personnel subsequently visited the affected sites to inspect the destruction. Confirming the incident, Tariqul Islam, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Nazirpur Police Station, stated that legal steps are being taken against those responsible and preparations are currently underway to lodge a formal case.
