A Dhaka court has ordered 15 individuals to be sent to jail in connection with the violent attack, arson, and looting at the office of national daily Prothom Alo in Karwan Bazar. Metropolitan Magistrate Md. Jewel Rana issued the order after a hearing on Monday evening, rejecting bail petitions for 12 of the accused. Police said the arrests were made following multiple raids based on intelligence and witness accounts. According to the case statement, on December 18, a mob of 400–500 people gathered outside the newspaper’s office after being incited through social media posts. The attackers vandalized gates, broke glass panels, looted valuables including cash and electronics, and set parts of the building on fire, causing an estimated loss of BDT 320 million. Police recovered BDT 50,000 in stolen cash and goods from one suspect. The investigation remains ongoing as authorities verify the suspects’ identities and addresses. The court emphasized that continued detention is necessary to ensure an impartial and thorough investigation into the large-scale attack on one of Bangladesh’s leading media institutions.
স্টাফ রিপোর্টার প্রকাশ : ২২ ডিসেম্বর ২০২৫, ২০: ৩৪ স্টাফ রিপোর্টার রাজধানীর কারওয়ান বাজারে জাতীয় দৈনিক প্রথম আলোর অফিসে হামলা, অগ্নিসংযোগ ও লুটপাটের ঘটনায় তেজগাঁও থানায় দায়ের করা মামলায় গ্রেপ্তার ১৫ আসামিকে কারাগারে পাঠানোর আদেশ দিয়েছেন আদালত। সোমবার
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