Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visited the
violence-hit state-owned Bangladesh Television (BTV) Bhaban at Rampura in the
capital city this morning.
She entered the BTV Bhaban around 9:13am today and
inspected all the sections damaged heavily in Thursday's mayhem by the
BNP-Jamaat clique taking advantage of the quota-reform movement.
The Prime Minister was seen disappointed and
unhappy after witnessing the magnitude of devastation in the BTV Bhaban.
She was also seen teary-eyed while the air had become heavy
as BTV officials were trying to hold back their tears after seeing the wreckage
of devastation at the BTV Bhaban.
High officials including its Director General Dr.
Md. Jahangir Alam gave a brief description of the insane rampage in the BTV
Bhaban.
A video presentation on the vandalism in BTV
Headquarters and BTV Bhaban was also screened on the occasion.
The Prime Minister was seen consoling crying
General Manager of BTV Mahfuza Akter.
State Minister for Information and Broadcasting
Mohammad Ali Arafat was present during the visit.
Cabinet Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain, Principal
Secretary Mohammad Tofazzel Hossain Miah, Information and Broadcasting Senior
Secretary Md Humayun Kabir Khandaker and PM's Speech Writer M Nazrul Islam were
present, among others.
In the afternoon of July 18, miscreants in large
numbers entered the BTV Bhaban by breaking its main gate.
They first set fire on several vehicles parked
there and later went inside the BTV Bhaban and damaged and torched various
sections at different floors.
The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) took control of
the BTV at night on the Thursday.
The Premier visited the BTV Bhaban, a day after
her visit to the damaged Mirpur-10 Metrorail Station on Wednesday morning.
According to the available statistics provided by
the BTV, the rampage left havoc in the BTV's various infrastructures,
broadcasting equipments, design section, office building and rooms.
In the vandalism, a Television museum, decorated
with invaluable antiques preserved since 1964 was badly damaged and so with the
Mujib Corner, memorials of the Liberation War, reception and waiting room
furniture, computers, air-conditioners (AC) and other items.
About 40 computers, 100 television sets and
furniture in the computer lab, training room and preview room were also damaged.
Lifts, network equipments, CC cameras and
monitoring sets were also badly rampaged.
Vehicular buildings and sheds, canteen and
security monitoring rooms; 17 vehicles including a broadcast OB van, 21
motorcycles were set on fire while nine vehicles were vandalized.
Apart from these, the auditorium, lounge, design,
make-up, workshop, graphics room, store /wardrobe rooms and 20 graphic's
computers were also rampaged.
Design sheds, studio roofs, walls, buildings and
civil infrastructures; central air-conditioning system and about 70 split
air-conditioners (AC); official furniture, five photocopy machines, and about
50 official computers were also havocked.
One hundred monitoring sets, including 10 computer
workstations, electric cables, switches, tactile appliances, recording cameras,
lighting sources and related equipments; important official files, documents,
artist honorarium-related ledgers, bank books, vouchers, audit bills and etc
also vandalised during the rampage.