Sheikh Mujibur Rahman statue destruction

ঢাকা, Italy

On 5 August 2024, after the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina following the July Uprising, a large golden statue of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first president of Bangladesh and Hasina's father, at the Mrityunjayee Prangan in Bijoy Sarani, Dhaka was destroyed by the protesters. The event re

ceived live global media coverage, wherein it came to symbolise the end of Hasina's 15-year rule and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's cult of personality in Bangladesh.

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