The central office of Jatiya Party, part of the coalition once led by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was attacked and set on fire in Dhaka following a protest clash on Thursday night, witnesses reported. The office, located in the Kakrail area, suffered partial damage in the incident.

The Jatiya Party, established by the late President Hussain Muhammad Ershad, is part of the Grand Alliance led by the Bangladesh Awami League and has participated in the last three general elections, which saw a boycott by the main opposition party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).