Anti-liberation War Force Set fire to Freedom Fighter’s House

Comilla Correspondent

Anti-liberation elements attacked and set fire to the house of Bir Muktijoddha Ali Hossain in Chauddagram, Comilla. The incident occurred late Tuesday night in South Sreepur village of Gunabati union.

Freedom fighter Ali Hossain was the former general secretary of Chauddagram Upazila Awami League. His wife Rasheda Akter is the former women’s vice-chairman of Chauddagram Upazila Parishad.

On Wednesday night, Rasheda Akter said they have been living with their family in a rented house in Comilla city. Anti-liberation forces attacked and set fire to their house in the early hours of Tuesday.

It was learned that a man named Jamshed Alam looks after the house. Jamshed lives there with his wife and three children. After 1:30 AM, miscreants vandalized the doors and windows of the house. They then entered and ransacked the property before setting it on fire and fleeing.

Jamshed, his wife, children, and neighbors raised an alarm, prompting villagers to rush to the scene. After nearly an hour’s effort, the fire was extinguished.

Rasheda Akter said, “My husband Ali Hossain is a Bir Muktijoddha who fought in Sector 4 at Belonia border in Feni during 1971. Since August 5 last year, we haven’t been able to visit our village home due to threats from unidentified miscreants. They had attacked our house once before.”

Mohammad Hilal Uddin Ahmed, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Chauddagram Police Station, said police were sent to the spot on Wednesday after receiving news of the attack. Investigations are ongoing to identify the perpetrators, but no written complaint has been filed yet.