Sylhet Bureau

Former Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury has urged the city dwellers not to attack businesses and government infrastructure through miking on Monday.

After the resignation of Sheikh Hasina from the post of prime minister, various government establishments and houses of Awami League leaders and activists were attacked and vandalized and various business establishments and bank booths were looted.

Several Awami League leaders said soon a group of people vandalized and set fire to the residence of Shafiqur Rahman Chowdhury, state minister for Expatriate and Foreign Employment in Shapla Bagh area of the town.

Besides, the houses of Sylhet City Corporation Councilor and Metropolitan Awami League Organizing Secretary Azadur Rahman Azad, Awami League Member of Parliament (MP) Ranjit Chandra Sarker of Sunamganj-1 Constituency located in Gopaltila area and Sylhet Metropolitan Awami League President Masuk Uddin Ahmad and Vice President Asad Uddin in East Shaplabagh area of the city were attacked and vandalized.

Executive member of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) and General Secretary of Sylhet District Sports Association Mahi Uddin Ahmad Selim's business establishment was vandalized and looted.

Sylhet Metropolitan Awami League Vice President Asad Uddin Ahmad confirmed the vandalizm at his residence.

Besides, the office of Sylhet superintendent of police was set on fire at Bandar Bazar area.

Sylhet Metropolitan Police Commissioner Md Zakir Hossain Khan said: “We have received reports of attacks and vandalizm on various individuals and institutions in the city. Attempts have been made to attack other police stations of the SMP, but they are trying to protect them.”