Fire service officials drained water from the basement of an adjacent building, addressing speculation about the existence of Aynaghar

Only a three-storey skeleton remains to haunt road 32 in Dhanmondi. Once Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s residence, the house had become a symbol of tyranny for many. Today it stands in ruins as angry protesters swooped in on Wednesday.

The government last night said it would firmly resist any attempts by individuals and groups to vandalise and set fire to various institutions and establishments across the country.   

By noon, most of the inner walls had been torn down but the structure remained

An excavator is being used to tear down the structure

Protesters last night torched and tore down parts of the Dhanmondi-32 residence of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, after calls in social media for demolishing what they said was a “pilgrimage site of fascism”.

Protesters demolished homes of Awami League leaders and defaced murals of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in different parts of the country last night and early today.    

An excavator was brought to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's Dhanmondi-32 residence tonight following social media announcements of a "Bulldozer Procession" to get rid of the "pilgrimage site of fascism"