Videos on social media show individuals climbing the statue and damaging its arms with hammers.

The statue of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh’s independence leader, and former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s father was vandalized by protestors in Dhaka.

Videos on social media show individuals climbing the statue and damaging its arms with hammers.
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A large crowd gathered around the monument, shouting chants as fragments of it fell to the ground.

This incident took place amid anti-government protests in the country, which have intensified in recent weeks.

Hasina, in office since 2009 and re-elected in January 2024, faces increasing criticism.

Hasina Wajid later resigned from the premiership during the day after the Prime Minister's House was stormed by protestors in Dhaka.

Hasina Wajid fled to India on a military helicopter, according to media reports. The country's army chief later addressed the nation and vowed to establish peace in the country. He announced that an interim government would be installed and that talks in this regard were underway.

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