Last Updated on November 18, 2025 8:05 pm by INDIAN AWAAZ
Zakir Hossain from Dhaka
The ancestral residence of former Bangladesh president Abdul Hamid in Mithamoin upazila of Kishoreganj was attacked and vandalised late Monday night, shortly after a celebratory procession erupted over the death sentences handed to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and ex–home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal in a crimes-against-humanity case linked to last year’s July uprising.
Witnesses said 20–30 people broke away from a larger procession brought out by local BNP activists and forcibly entered the compound around 10:30–11pm. The attackers allegedly smashed the main gate, broke doors and windows, and vandalised furniture, cupboards, and framed photographs. No family members or other occupants were present at the time.
Kamrul Islam, a local witness, told this correspondent that the procession, led by Mithamoin Upazila BNP member Alamgir Shikder, began with over 100 participants from Mithamoin Bazar. “A group suddenly separated near Kamalpur village and entered the former president’s home, breaking the gate and vandalising everything inside,” he said.
Mithamoin Police Station officer-in-charge Alamgir Kabir confirmed the incident. “Several household items were damaged in the sudden attack. No one was injured,” he said. Police and army personnel rushed to the spot and have since tightened security around the residence. No arrests have been made so far, the OC added, noting that legal action would follow an investigation.