“Catastrophic fire at BTV. Spreading rapidly. We are trying to cooperate with the fire department. Many people are trapped in the building,” the broadcaster reported.
Hundreds of protesters invaded the territory of the TV channel complex, set fire to at least 60 cars and office buildings, the course of events was described to the AFP news agency by a TV channel official who wished to remain anonymous.
They first set fire to a police post in Dhaka’s Rampur district after policemen opened fire on them, a source told AFP.
Police in Bangladesh this week have stepped up efforts to quell weeks of student protests. Students demand to reform the civil service recruitment procedures.
At least 22 people have died in clashes so far this week.
Source: www.diena.lv
