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.

Reacting to the demolition of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s Dhanmondi-32 residence, BNP Standing Committee member Maj (retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed yesterday said these actions might be aimed at “destroying democracy”.

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

Mahfuj Alam calls for an end to destruction, urges nation-building

After a brief pause, protesters restarted the demolition after dawn today

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.