A mob vandalised the residential building of Nadim Hasan, the younger brother of Awami League leader Habib Hasan, at Ahlia area in Uttara, Dhaka on Monday evening.

During the attack, the mob also set fire to a microbus of Nadim parked next to the mansion, confirmed Turag Police Station Officer-in-Charge Monirul Islam. The flames also spread to a nearby shop.

After the initial attack on the building, police managed to disperse the unruly youths, but they torched the vehicle while leaving the site, Monirul said.

Eyewitnesses said a group of around 100-150 unidentified youths breached the facility around 4pm. They inflicted violence on different parts of the mansion. Notably, two buildings belonging to the two brothers, Nadim and Habib, are located inside the same boundaries.

The mob apparently mistook Nadim’s building to be Habib’s, police said.

Fire service’s Duty Officer Rozina Akter said police and the locals managed to douse the flames on the microbus before the fire service could reach the spot. The vehicle was burnt completely, she noted, adding it was already damaged.

Two units of fire service managed to douse the flames that had spread to a nearby shop, Rozina said.

It is worth noting that Habib Hasan was a lawmaker from Dhaka-18 constituency. 

It is worth noting that Habib Hasan was a lawmaker from Dhaka-18 constituency. Both the brothers and their families vacated their mansions in Uttara, and went into hiding following the ouster of Awami League government in a mass uprising in August last year.

Mob attacks also took place at Dhanmondi-32 on Monday after the International Crimes Tribunal gave the death penalty to ousted dictator and Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina. 

Mob attacks also took place at Dhanmondi-32 on Monday after the International Crimes Tribunal gave the death penalty to ousted dictator and Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina.