Summary
In December, a mob set fire to The Daily Star newspaper building in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Twenty-eight journalists, trapped inside, escaped to the roof until they were rescued. The attack followed accusations without evidence that the paper was linked to the killing of a youth leader.
Key Facts
- The attack happened at The Daily Star building in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
- Twenty-eight journalists and staff were trapped inside and found safety on the roof.
- The incident followed the death of a youth leader named Sharif Osman Hadi.
- The mob accused the newspapers of facilitating Hadi's murder.
- Accusations labeled the newspapers as "Indian agents" without evidence.
- The attack was part of a broader political conflict involving anti-India sentiments.
- The mob set the building on fire, but all journalists were eventually rescued.
