Sheikh Mujib’s name, graffiti removed from Dhaka University hall amid protest

His name has been replaced by a sign saying “Shaheed Sharif Osman Hadi Hall”

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s name has been removed from a residential hall at Dhaka University by bringing in a crane to the university campus.

Two of his graffiti were also painted over during the stint late on Saturday night, said witnesses.

Earlier, a poster bearing the name “Shaheed Sharif Osman Hadi Hall” was affixed over the hall’s nameplate.

The move followed the death of Inqilab Moncho Convenor Sharif Osman bin Hadi.

Around 2am on Thursday night, after news of Hadi’s death spread, the vice-president and general secretary of the hall unit put up the poster renaming the hall, according to witnesses.