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Published : 05 Aug 2024, 07:06 PM
Following the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her departure from the country, the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum on Dhaka’s Dhanmondi 32 has been attacked and set on fire.
The attack occurred around 4pm on Monday, with protesters shouting slogans at the scene.
The Bangabandhu Memorial Museum, which was the residence of the Father of the Nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is historically significant as the place where he led the anti-Pakistan movement.
On Aug 15, 1975, Bangabandhu and his family were assassinated in this house, which was later converted into a museum.
Meanwhile, another group vandalised the sculpture of Bangabandhu at Bijoy Sarani in the capital. Items were also looted from the prime minister's residence, Ganabhaban.
In the afternoon, the central office of the Awami League on Bangabandhu Avenue was also attacked, and the party president's political office was set on fire.
The incidents occurred shortly after Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman announced the formation of an interim government, according to an office employee.
He said: "People entered the office, first vandalising and then setting it on fire."
Riaz Uddin, the office secretary of Awami League Dhaka South, said: "BNP and Jamaat activists have burnt down the party’s central office. Nearby organisational offices were also vandalised."
The new building of the party's central office on Bangabandhu Avenue also houses offices of several associate organisations.
Opposite the central office at 19 Bangabandhu Avenue lies the Dhaka Metropolitan Awami League office, while the Jubo League office is located at 25 Bangabandhu Avenue.
Protesters vandalised several Awami League offices in the area.
Later, the Awami League president's office in Dhanmondi 3/A was also targeted, according to a political officer from that office.
Around 4pm, the Awami League's Dhaka district office in Tejgaon was set on fire, with the flames subsequently spreading to a nearby gas cylinder shop.
