DHAKA, Bangladesh – Thousands of protesters set fire to the Bangladeshi founding leader’s house, as his daughter ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, made a social media speech in which his supporters stood against the interim government. Demand for being
Eyewitnesses said that several thousand protesters, some sticks, hammers and other tools, gathered around the historic house and the monument of freedom, while the other brought a crane and digger to demolish the building.
On Wednesday, a rally was organized with a wider call called “Bulldozer procession” to stop the online address on Wednesday.
Demonstrators, many people were associated with the group “students against discrimination”, expressed their anger at Hussein’s speech, which they saw as a challenge for the newly formed interim government.
Stress in Bangladesh has been increasing since August 2024, when massive protests forced Hussein to flee neighboring India.
The interim government, led by Nobel Laureate Mohammad Younus, has struggled to maintain control as protests and unrest are ongoing. Protesters have attacked the symbols of Hussein’s government, including the House of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, which was set on fire for the first time in August.
The symbol of the country’s establishment, the house is the place where Bangabandhu (a friend of Bengal), as he is famous, declared Bangladesh’s independence from Pakistan in 1971.
