In Bangladesh, thousands of protesters set fire to the former family home of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while she delivered a speech via social media from India. Critics of Hasina blame her for human rights violations during her 15-year rule and sought to sever her legacy by targeting the historic site. Protesters vowed to dismantle the building, which had personal and national significance, unless Hasina retracted her speech regarding resistance to the new interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus.
The protesters believed that destroying the house of Hasina would signal the end of her authoritarian regime and unleash a new era of freedom for Bangladesh.
As she addressed her supporters from exile, Hasina urged them to resist the interim government, claiming it gained power through unconstitutional means.
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