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Hind Al Soulia - Riyadh - DHAKA — Protesters in Bangladesh have vandalized and set fire to the former family home of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, as well as those of other members of her party.
The unrest was sparked by news that Hasina would address the country via social media from India, where she has been in exile since a student-led revolt ousted her last year.
The 77-year-old Hasina, who was in charge of Bangladesh for 20 years, was seen as an autocrat whose government ruthlessly clamped down on dissent.
On Wednesday evening, an excavator smashed down the house of Hasina's late father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who is also Bangladesh's founding president. The structure had been repurposed into a museum.
Hasina's father is widely viewed as an independence hero, but anger at his daughter has tarnished his legacy among Hasina's critics.
In a Facebook livestream, Hasina condemned the attack on her father's former home and demanded "justice".
"They can demolish a building, but they can't erase history," she said.
While Hasina fled to India last August, anger has not dissipated against her and members of her party Awami League. More than 200 people were killed last year when Hasina's government attempted to crack down on the protests.
On Wednesday, protesters also vandalised and torched the houses and businesses of senior Awami League leaders. There have been calls on social media to rid the country of "pilgrimage sites of fascism".
Police told the BBC's Bengali service that around 700 protesters showed up at the residence on Wednesday night, and dozens of police officers were deployed.
Since Hasina's ouster, a caretaker government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has kept the country running.
Yunus has pledged to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026. — BBC
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