Protesters set fire to home of Bangladesh’s founding leader: Video

Name: Protesters set fire to home of Bangladesh’s founding leader: Video
Uploaded: 2025-02-07T16:33:36.514Z
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Description: Thousands of protesters torched the home of Bangladesh’s founding leader as Sheikh Hasina, the ousted former prime minister and his daughter, urged her supporters to resist the interim government.

Protest against Bangladeshi PM Hasina, in Dhaka

FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises from a fire that was set on the street during a protest by students demanding the stepping down of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, following quota reform protests, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 4, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/File Photo

Source: REUTERS

Thousands of protesters torched the home of Bangladesh’s founding leader as Sheikh Hasina, the ousted former prime minister and his daughter, urged her supporters to resist the interim government.

AsiThe South Asian nation, with a population of 170 million, has faced mounting political unrest since Hasina fled to neighboring India in August after protests against her government left over 1,000 people dead.

Witnesses reported that armed demonstrators wielding sticks, hammers, and other tools converged at the historic house and independence monument late Wednesday. Some brought heavy machinery, including a crane and excavator, to demolish the site.

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