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Bangabandhu’s photo removed from Darbar Hall at Bangabhaban

Adviser Mahfuj Alam, in a Facebook post today, said, "The photo of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman - Post '71 fascist, is removed from Darbar Hall"

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Bangabandhu’s photo removed from Darbar Hall at Bangabhaban

Photo: Collected from Mahfuj Alam's Facebook profile

A photo of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has been removed from the Darbar Hall in Bangabhaban, the official residence of Bangladesh's president.

Adviser Mahfuj Alam, in a Facebook post today, said, "The photo of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman - Post '71 fascist, is removed from Darbar Hall. It is a shame for us that we couldn't remove his pictures from Bangabhaban after the 5th of August. Apologies. But, he won't be seen anywhere till people's July spirit lives on."

Alam further wrote, "Awami League must acknowledge and apologise for what Sheikh Mujib and his daughter have done to the people of Bangladesh, starting from non- the democratic '72 constitution to famine, laundering of billions [of takas] and extrajudicial killings of thousands of dissidents and opponents (1972-75, 2009-2024). Then, we can talk about pre '71 Sheikh Mujib. Without apologies and trials of fascists, there won't be any kind of reconciliation."

When contacted, the president's press secretary, Joynal Abedin, did not respond.

However, a press wing official said that the photo of Bangabandhu was present last night when three new advisers took their oath in Darbar Hall.

"They went home after the oath programme; I have no knowledge about the incident," he added.

According to Article 4A of Bangladesh's Constitution, "The Portrait of the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman shall be preserved and displayed" in key government offices, including those of the president, prime minister, speaker and chief justice, as well as in government and semi-government offices, educational institutions, and embassies.

In 2000, the Awami League government passed a law making it obligatory for all government offices to display Bangabandhu's portrait. However, this law was repealed in 2001 when the BNP-led government took office.​

 

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Murals of Mujib, 4 leaders demolished in Tangail park

The murals of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and four national leaders were demolished on Monday night at Tangail Municipal Park (Shahid Srity Pouro Udyan).

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Murals of Mujib, 4 leaders demolished in Tangail park

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The murals of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and four national leaders were demolished on Monday night at Tangail Municipal Park (Shahid Srity Pouro Udyan).

A group of unidentified individuals reportedly entered the park with an excavator around 10:00pm and destroyed the murals. The murals had previously suffered partial damage during the anti-discrimination student movement on August 5.

The park falls under the jurisdiction of Tangail municipality, but the murals were constructed a few years ago under the direction of the late Fazlur Rahman Faruk, then chairman of the Tangail Zila Parishad and president of the district Awami League.

Tangail Municipal Administrator Md Shihab Raihan said the demolition was not carried out by the municipal authorities. Tangail Sadar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Tanvir Ahmed said police were unaware of the incident.​