Fourteen police officers were brutally beaten to death in Enayetpur Police Station, Sirajganj, by unknown attackers in a violent mob attack.
Despite the officers' attempts to surrender and escape, the attackers hunted them down and killed them.
The following details have emerged from a report by Prothom Alo, which interviewed surviving police officers and local residents.
The attack started around 10:30am last Sunday when a protest march threw bricks and stones at the police station.
Despite the officers' pleas to stop, the mob left only to return shortly afterward with more force. The police attempted to disperse them with tear gas and rubber bullets, but it was ineffective.
By 1pm, a large group of protesters stormed the police station, and the officers were forced to flee for their lives. Some sought refuge on the station's roof, in nearby houses, or even in the jungle.
Inspector Shahinur Alam, who was injured and is now receiving treatment at a hospital in Sirajganj, described the chaos.
He and eight other officers hid under a water tank on the station's roof, remaining there from 2:30pm until evening, unable to communicate effectively with their superiors for rescue.
The attackers, numbering around four to five thousand, surrounded the police station and began their rampage. They set fire to the main gate and vandalized the ground floor.
Meanwhile, the officers hiding on the roof could only wait in terror. Eventually, they were rescued by army personnel in the evening.
Traffic Constable Abdur Rahman sought refuge in a nearby house and survived thanks to the homeowner's protection.
He later escaped to another house before being rescued by the army. However, many of his colleagues were not so lucky, as attackers found and beat them to death in nearby homes.
Local residents recounted the brutality.
Noorjahan Begum, 60, described how the attackers used wooden sticks and iron rods to kill the officers.
Despite her efforts to save three officers by hiding them in her house and giving them civilian clothes, she could not stop the overall carnage.
Another resident, Babu Pramanik, 70, witnessed officers being dragged out of a bathroom and beaten to death in his yard.
The attackers seemed mostly young, aged between 17 and 22, with a few older individuals. None were recognized by the locals, indicating they were outsiders.
By the end of the attack, 13 officers were dead, and another died from injuries the following day.