Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- Chhayanaut will remain steadfast in its journey, the Bengali cultural organisation has said following the arson attack and widespread vandalism on its premises on Friday.

Around 6:30pm on Saturday, the statement signed by the organisation's President Sarwar Ali and General Secretary Laisa Ahmad Lisa was posted on its Facebook page, hours after assailants vandalised and set fire to its seven-storey building in Dhanmondi.

The statement described the details of the damage, before urging the interim government to investigate and take steps against the miscreants.

Chhayanaut said it mourns the killing of Inqilab Moncho Convenor Osman bin Hadi, whose death allegedly sparked the attacks on its premises.

The statement asked ...