Draft:2024 sculptures and murals vandalism in Bangladesh

When the quota reform movement intensified and transformed into an anti-government movement, on August 5, 2024, the then-head of government, Sheikh Hasina, left for India, resulting in the ousting of the Awami League from power. Following this, throughout the country, statues and murals of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman—the Father of the Nation of Bangladesh and the central ideological figure of the Awami League—and other historical figures associated with Awami League politics were dismantled and destroyed. Even busts and sculptures of individuals not involved in Awami League politics, such as the renowned artist Zainul Abedin, and sculptures like that of the Greek goddess Venus, were also vandalized. Between August 5 and August 14, a total of 1,494 statues, relief sculptures (images engraved on walls using ceramic or terracotta to create a raised appearance), murals, and monuments across 59 districts were vandalized, set on fire, or uprooted.