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Thousands of demonstrators ignited the residence which had belonged to Bangladesh's first leader while Sheikh Hasina interspersed her hot-blooded social media speech with demands for opposition against the caretaker government.
Thousands of demonstrators including armed protesters with sticks along with hammers and various tools surrounded the historic house and independence monument and their number matched that of those who brought wrecking equipment to destroy the building.
Leaders arranged the rally as part of the "Bulldozer Procession" initiative which targeted to prevent Hasina from delivering her planned 9 p.m. online address on Wednesday.
Students Against Discrimination members along with many other protesters demonstrated their strong disapproval of Hasina's speech as an affront to the new interim administration.
The protest movement that started in August 2024 pushed Prime Minister Hasina to escape to India as both government and people faced worsening tensions.
The Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus is leading the Bangladesh interim government but has faced continuous challenges from social unrest while trying to maintain authority across the country. Hasina's government symbols have faced multiple attack episodes since August after demonstrators ignited the house of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman for the first time.
The house functions as an important national landmark because its original owner Bangabandhu made the announcement to establish an independent Bangladesh from Pakistan in 1971.
The structure became the scene of a major national disaster about several years after its construction. Mujibur Rahman together with most of his family members met their demise inside the house during 1975. Hasina preserved her surviving status to create a memorial museum which honored her deceased father.
The destruction of the building fails yet the historical legacy of the place remains intact forever. History finds its way to bring vengeance according to Hasina during her Wednesday speech.
In her address to the people of Bangladesh she demanded their opposition to the temporary government which she accused of assuming power illegitimately.
The student demonstrators leading the protests seek to eliminate Bangladesh's constitution of 1972 because they state that it upholds the rulership of Hasina's father in the present day.
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