July Memorial Set on Fire Before Dawn in Jessore, Two Policemen on Duty Closed
Miscreants have set fire to the July Memorial at Bakultala Mor in Jessore town.
The memorial was set ablaze at around 4:45am on Monday (November 2).
Two police members who were on duty in connection with the incident have been closed.
A 35-second video of the memorial being set on fire has spread on social media. The clip shows two miscreants setting fire to the memorial in the darkness of night.
After the fire caught, three youths were seen coming down from the memorial's main altar and leaving quickly. The youths were heard chanting 'Sheikh Hasina' and 'Joy Bangla' slogans at the time.
A visit to the memorial on Monday afternoon found burn marks there.
Additional police have been deployed in the memorial area. Police are on alert to keep the law-and-order situation normal, surveillance has been strengthened at important places and other areas of the town, and police are working to identify those involved in the arson.
