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The Army and police have blocked a group of people attempting to demolish the ruins of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s residence at Dhanmondi 32.
Around 12 pm on Monday, two excavators were brought to the area by an organisation named “Red July”.
Police and later the Army dispersed them using batons and stun grenades, according to bdnews24.com.
One excavator remains loaded on the truck used to transport it, while the driver of the unloaded one has fled the scene, leaving the machine behind.
The “Red July” regrouped after being chased away by police, blocking Mirpur Road to shout slogans, prompting police to fire several stun grenades to disperse the crowd once more.
Masud Alam, deputy commissioner of Ramna Division Police, said, “They came to demolish the building. We tried to stop them by reasoning with them.”
After Hasina fled the country on Aug 5 last year, the residence of her father at Dhanmondi 32 was attacked, looted, and set on fire.
Marking six months since the incident, an “excavator march” was held on Feb 5, during which more than half of the house on Road 32 was torn down.