7:38 pm BdST, Tuesday, Dec 11, 2012
Dhaka, Dec 11 (bdnews24.com)- The German embassy says it has sent a letter of protest
to BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia over an attack by her supporters on a German
lady architect during Sunday's Opposition-sponsored road blockades.
"We are appalled by this hideous attack. Our Ambassdor has sent a letter of protest to
Begum Khaleda Zia and also reported the incident to the Bangladesh Foreign ministry,"
a German embassy statement said Tuesday.
It said that during Sunday's road blockades, a German lady architect, Ms. Anna Heringer
was "severely attacked by a group of hooligans carrying BNP symbols" at the Gabtali
market here.
Ms Heringer is on an official visit to Bangladesh sponsored by the German development
agency GIZ, the statement said.
It said that she was on her way back from a field trip around 7:30am, when a group of
about fifteen men stopped her car, smashed the windows and severely beat up the driver .
"Fearing for her life, Ms Heringer jumped out of the car and managed to abscond. Her
driver was badly beaten up by the mob and is now suffering from severe head injuries.
The car, donated by the German Government, was then set on fire," the German embassy
statement said.
It described Ms. Heringer as "one of the most renowned contemporary German architects",
and said she is a recipient of the Aga Khan Prize for Architecture and the Global Award for
Sustainable Architecture.
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