Mob Vandalises Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s House In Dhaka, Demands Ban On Awami League (Screengrab) | X/@ANI
Dhaka: An angry mob vandalised the memorial and residence of Bangladesh’s founding father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, located at Dhanmondi 32 in Bangladesh on Wednesday night. The mob was demanding a ban on the Awami League, the party founded by Rahman.
Visuals of the incidnet alos surfaced online. The videos which surfaced online showed flames on one of the floors of the house. A sper the local media, the protest against the Awami League erupted after an online speech by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
There was call on social media for a “Bulldozer Procession” towards Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s residence located at Dhanmondi-32 if Sheikh Hasina delivered a speech, as reported by Dhaka Tribune. By 10.45 pm (local time), an excavator had been brought to demolish the house. Protestors arrived in a rally around 8 PM. They reportedly forced their way in, breaking into the main gate before proceeding to vandalise the property.
Angry Mob Vandalising Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s House:
Many protestors reportedly climbed to the second floor, using hammers, crowbars, and wooden planks to destroy portraits of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and damaged sections of the historic house, Dhaka Tribune reported.
Earlier in the day, Hasnat Abdullah, convener of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, posted on Facebook: “Tonight, the land of Bangladesh will be freed from fascism.” Other figures, including Sharif Osman Hadi, the convener of the Inquilab Mancha and a member of the Jatiyo Nagorik Committee, also shared posts warning of the attack, Dhaka Tribune reported.
This was not the first time the Dhanmondi 32 residence has been targeted. Earlier on August 5, demonstrators had previously attacked the house, causing destruction and setting parts of it on fire, Dhaka Tribune reported.
Hasina fled from Bangladesh in August last year. She is currently residing in India.
