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Published : 03 Aug 2024, 10:30 PM
The residences of Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel and Chattogram City Corporation Mayor Rezaul Karim Chowdhury have been attacked amid the ongoing quota reform protests.
The office of Md Mohiuddin Bachchu, MP for Chattogram-10, located in the Lalkhan Bazar area, was also targeted on Saturday evening.
The attack on Minister Nowfel's residence occurred around 6:30pm, as a procession reached the mayor’s lane at Sholoshahar Gate No. 2.
Rahul Das, the minister’s assistant, said protesters from the Anti-discrimination Student Movement stormed Nowfel’s home in Chashma Hill.
They broke the gate, vandalised a sedan and a Toyota Prado car, and set the Prado on fire, he said.
The attackers also damaged the ground-floor windows and furniture, although no family members were present at the time.
Nowfel confirmed bdnews24.com that the vehicles were vandalised and one was set ablaze.
The residence is Nowfel’s ancestral home, formerly belonging to his late father, the renowned Awami League leader and three-time city mayor, ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury.
Nowfel’s mother, Hasina Mohiuddin, is the chairperson of the Chattogram Metropolitan Women’s Awami League.
Protesters also attacked Mayor Rezaul’s residence in Bahaddarhat while he was at home.
A City Corporation official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the attackers initially tried to break through the outer gate of the mayor's house but failed to breach the inner gate.
Police stationed at the residence intervened to prevent further damage.
Deputy Commissioner (PR) Kazi Md Tarek Aziz of the Chattogram Metropolitan Police also confirmed the attacks on the minister’s and the mayor’s residences.
