An arson attack took place at the July Shaheed Sagar Chattar located in the Sarda Ghosh Road area of Mymensingh city. Last night on Sunday, miscreants set fire to the monument past 1 AM, causing the steel memorial plaque to burn and discolour.
Protesting this incident and demanding the immediate arrest of those involved, former leaders of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement have started a hunger strike sitting beneath the burnt monument. The incident was confirmed by ASI Sheikh Habibur Rahman, duty officer of Mymensingh Kotwali Model Police Station.
Stating that the attack indicates ongoing threats to July movement participants, the protesting leaders declared that their hunger strike will continue until the perpetrators are swiftly arrested.
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