India, Dec. 19 -- A group of protesters allegedly harassed New Age Editor Nurul Kabir outside The Daily Star building in Farmgate, Dhaka, amid violent protests in the Bangladeshi capital following the death of political leader Sharif Osman Hadi.

During the unrest, a group of agitators vandalised the office of the prominent English-language daily and set parts of the building on fire.

Following the incident, Nurul Kabir-who also serves as president of the executive committee of the Editors' Council, an organisation representing newspaper editors-arrived at the scene. While attempting to intervene and stop the attackers, he was allegedly assaulted by a group of protesters, according to a report by Dhaka Tribune.

Several videos of the inc...