2 excavators spotted at Dhanmondi 32, baton charged at protesters

Two excavators have been seen on the road in front of Dhanmondi 32 in the capital. A group of people has gathered there and is staging a protest.

Law enforcers charged batons while protesters attempted to break through police barricades and move an excavador inside the road. More than a hudred Army personnel have arrived at the scene.

Earlier, an official of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Dhanmondi division told Prothom Alo that he had heard excavators were being brought toward Dhanmondi 32.

When asked about the matter, Additional Deputy Commissioner of DMP’s Dhanmondi division, Zisanul Haque, told Prothom Alo, “We will in no way allow anyone to take the law into their own hands.”

Earlier, in February, more than half of the house at 32 Dhanmondi, belonging to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was demolished.

On 5 August 2024, following the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government during the July mass uprising, the house at 32 Dhanmondi had been set on fire and burned down.

Today, the verdict is being delivered in the case filed against Sheikh Hasina over crimes against humanity committed during the July mass uprising.

The proceedings for announcing the verdict are being broadcast live from the courtroom of International Crimes Tribunal-1. This is the first case related to killings and other crimes against humanity during the mass uprising to reach a verdict today.