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The demolition of the Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's Dhanmondi 32 residence in the capital was resumed after a few hours break. People were seen gathering at the area following Fajr prayers. Demolishing work resumed at full swing around 7am in the morning, some were seen collecting iron rod from the rubble. The facade and the front of the main building has already been demolished.
Some electric auto rickshaw were seen carrying the ruins of the museum. Yesterday, around 8:30pm a group of agitated people, including students, first vandalised and set fire to the house. The destruction and arson continued for hours, and around 11:10pm, the agitators brought an excavator to the spot.
Sudha Sadan, the residence of Hasina's late husband Dr MA Wazed Miah, was also set on fire by another group. This building is located on Road 5 in Dhanmondi. The demonstration in the capital fuelled similar actions in other districts as well. The Sheikh Bari, a two-storey building on Sher-e-Bangla Road in Khulna City, which is the home of five cousins of Hasina, was demolished.
Moreover, houses of Awami League leaders and structures linked to the Sheikh family were reportedly demolished in districts including Rajshahi, Kushtia and Sylhet.Facebook posts regarding the Bulldozer procession circulated widely across Facebook groups, with many student leaders from the July uprising boldly endorsing the campaign, which drew mixed reactions from netizens.
Hasnat Abdullah, a key student leader of the July movement, wrote on his verified Facebook account: "Tonight, Bangladesh will be liberated from the place of pilgrimage for fascism". It is to be noted that Sheikh Hasina had previously announced that she would be coming live from the Facebook page of Chhatra League, howerver, that page was later restricted by Facebook.
She later gave a speech from one of the other pages of Awami League.
Criticising Hasina for her speech, Ali Ahsan Zonaed, a joint convener of the National Citizens' Committee, wrote in a post, "Today marks the completion of six months of the July Uprising. On this historic day, the butcher of Bengal, Hasina, decided to come out in public. What a day she has chosen! Now is the time for us to wake up again. Let's eliminate all fascist elements on this historic day."
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