Dhaka, Feb. 7 -- A fire has been set at the house of Awami League Presidium Member Sheikh Selim in Dhaka's Banani.

The fire was set around 1:30 am on Friday, but due to a lack of police protection, the Fire Service was delayed and was not able to reach the scene until 2:45 AM.

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Unruly crowds set the fire at Selim's residence in Banani. Security concerns prevented the Fire Service vehicles from accessing the site immediately, Fire Service control room duty officer told UNB.

Earlier on Wednesday night, students and other protestors vandalised and set fire to the residence of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Dhanmondi-32. The attackers used a bulldozer to reduce most of the building to ...