13 police personnel killed at Enayetpur Police Station in Sirajganj

They were killed in an attack on Enayetpur Police Station amid nationwide clashes with anti-government protesters

Police Headquarters has said 13 police personnel have been killed at Enayetpur Police Station in Sirajganj.

Kamrul Ahsan, senior information officer of the Police Headquarters Public Relations Division, confirmed the deaths and said a member of the highway police was also killed in Cumilla’s Eliotganj.

Bijoy Bashak, additional DIG of the Rajshahi Range, said:

“Protesters marched to the location and then attacked Enayetpur Police Station and vandalised it. At one point they set fire to the police station and beat the police personnel to death.”

Witnesses say that protesters gathered on the south side of the police station at 11am. The gathering included students, BNP and Jamaat activists, and people of different classes and professions.

The protesters marched from the area towards the police station and police attempted to block them. The two sides then engaged in chases and counter-chases for an hour.

When protesters threw brickbats, police responded with tear gas and bullets. At one point the protesters entered the police station and set a fire. Police personnel were then caught and beaten to death.