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In yet another assault on former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League members, the residences of former Mayor Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury and former Member of Parliament Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel were attacked and vandalised by a mob under the banner of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)'s Chhatra Dal.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Sylhet Airport Police Station, Syed Anisur Rahman, was quoted as saying  by local media outlet UNB that a group of students and members of the public attacked Nadel's residence, causing damage. Local witnesses claimed that a  group belonging  to individuals from the Chhatra Dal, on 70-80 bikes, arrived at Nadel's residence in the Housing Estate area of Sylhet city  on Wednesday and stormed into the house, damaging CCTV cameras and a laptop.

In a separate development, Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury's house in the Pathantula area of Sylhet was attacked. The assailants vandalised furniture and other household items. "Police responded to the incident upon receiving reports. We have learned that enraged students and members of the public carried out the attack," said Jalalabad Police Station OC Harunur Rashid. The mob also stole valuable possessions from the residence. No relatives of Anwaruzzaman were in the house.  Two caretakers were looking after the property and were allegedly manhandled by the assailants, according to a report by local media outlet BDDiGEST.

Several Awami League leaders were brutally attacked and killed after the ouster of Sheikh Hasina. According to a report of the  Bangladeshi daily, The Dhaka Tribune, in August 2024, bodies of at least 20 leaders of the Awami League and their family members were recovered across the country. Many leaders and supporters of the Awami League have faced severe assault and mob violence in recent days.