Kushtia, Dec. 19 -- Miscreants carried out an attack and vandalised the Prothom Alo office in Kushtia town early Friday.

The incident took place around 1:30am at the newspaper's office located at Majampur Gate, where an agitated mob damaged the office signboard, doors and windows of a room, along with various pieces of furniture.

Following the incident, police intensified patrolling across the district to maintain law and order.

According to witnesses, agitated students and local residents brought out protest processions in Kushtia following the death of Inquilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi in Singapore on Thursday night.

Later, the protesters blocked the Dhaka-Kushtia Highway by setting tyres on fire. Normal traffic resumed...