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Sheikh Mujibur Rahman statue destruction

The statue of Mujib before (left) and after (right) the destruction

On 5 August 2024, after the resignation of the Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina following the Student–People's uprising, a large golden statue of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, country's first president and Hasina's father, at the Mrityunjayee Prangan in Bijoy Sarani, Dhaka was destroyed and toppled down by the protesters.[1] The event received global media coverage and live broadcast, wherein it came to symbolise the end of Sheikh Hasina's 15-year rule and Sheikh Mujib's cult of personality in Bangladesh.

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মৃত্যুঞ্জয়ী প্রাঙ্গণ Bengali/Bangla

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