It is believed that the vandalism was carried out after Sheikh Mujibur Rehman's daughter, former premier Sheikh Hasina, announced that she would virtually address the nation on Wednesday.
It is believed that the vandalism was carried out after Sheikh Mujibur Rehman's daughter, former premier Sheikh Hasina, announced that she would virtually address the nation on Wednesday.Protesters set fire to the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum, the former residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, on February 5, 2025. Photo: AFP
Details of the time of her virtual event were announced by the now-banned Chhatra League, the student wing of Hasina's Awami League party, The Daily Star reported. Protesters also set fire to Sudha Sadan, the Dhanmondi residence of Hasina’s late husband and nuclear scientist, MA Wazed Miah, that same night.
Hasina called the transitional set-up"illegal and unconstitutional". She reminded the people of Bangladesh about her father’s work and sacrifices – from fighting for their right to speak their mother tongue to gaining an independent homeland and his assassination.
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