Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- Students and alumni of Bengali cultural organisation Chhayanaut and its educational wing Nalonda have taken to the streets outside its burnt and vandalised premises, protesting the attack on the institution through song.

The gathering came hours after assailants vandalised and set fire to Chhayanaut's seven-storey building in Dhanmondi on Friday, following protests sparked by the death of Sharif Osman Bin Hadi, convener of the Inqilab Moncho.

According to witnesses, a group of protesters entered the building in the early hours of Friday, smashing doors and windows, destroying musical instruments and books, and setting parts of the premises on fire. Surveillance cameras, sound systems and artworks were also damaged in t...