Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- The central office of the Workers Party of Bangladesh at Topkhana Road has been attacked in the early hours on Thursday.

However, police denied that there was any attack at the office. One suspect was caught and handed over to the police.

In a press statement, the Workers Party Politburo protested the incident saying: "From 11pm to 12:30am, the Workers' Party central office was attacked and vandalised by government-backed mob criminals."

The statement said that in the name of preventing the "lockdown programme" announced by the Awami League, more than 100 people attacked the Workers' Party central office while chanting slogans supporting Dr Yunus and also Islamic slogans at 11pm on Nov 12. They demanded party presiden...