Protesters Torch Former PM Sheikh Hasina’s Father’s House In Bangladesh

As his daughter, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, made an angry social media address calling her followers to oppose the interim administration, thousands of demonstrators set fire to the residence of Bangladesh’s founding leader.

According to witnesses, thousands of demonstrators gathered outside the ancient home and independence monument, some carrying hammers, sticks, and other equipment, while others brought a dig machine and crane to demolish the structure.

The demonstration was organized in connection with a larger request, known as the “Bulldozer Procession,” to interrupt Hasina’s planned Wednesday internet speech at (9 p.m).

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Hasina’s address had angered protesters, many of whom had links with the “Students Against Discrimination” organization, who saw it as a threat to the recently established temporary administration.

Since Hasina was forced to escape to neighboring India in August 2024 due to widespread demonstrations, tensions in Bangladesh have been rising.

As demonstrations and instability continue to arise, the current government, headed by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, has found it difficult to stay in power. Symbols of Hasina’s administration have been targeted by protesters, including Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s home, which was first burned down in August.

The home, where Bangabandhu, also known as the “friend of Bengal,” announced Bangladesh’s independence from Pakistan in 1971, is a symbol of the nation’s founding.

A national disaster occurred there a few years later. In 1975, Mujibur Rahman was slain at the residence together with the majority of his family. After surviving the attack, Hasina converted the structure into a museum honoring her father’s legacy.

“A structure may be destroyed, but history cannot. “History exacts its retribution,” Hasina stated during her Wednesday statement.

She criticized the interim administration for taking power in an unlawful way and asked the people of Bangladesh to take action. The protesters’ student-led organization has declared its intention to overturn the nation’s 1972 Constitution, which they claim reflects the legacy of her father’s governance.