section_path: Arts and cultural sites
section_name: Arts and cultural sites
paragraph_text: Arts and cultural sites
  
  On 5 August, the 140-year old home of Baul singer Rahul Ananda in Dhanmondi locality of the capital city of Dhaka was torched along with 3,000 handmade musical instruments due to the fire set on Bangabandhu's residence near the home by agitated people shortly after Hasina's resignation. The statue of justice at the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, source of the Bangladesh Statue of Justice controversy, was completely destroyed. Statue of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Bijoy Sarani was destroyed. National Sculpture Gallery was looted and illegally occupied on 5 August. A statue of Sheikh Russel, youngest son of Sheikh Mujib, was vandalized along with a mural of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Sculptures at Mujibnagar Memorial Complex were vandalized. The Venus statue, built more than 200 years ago, at Shashi Lodge was destroyed.
  
  Abahani Limited, one of the countries largest sports club, lost nearly 500 trophies to mob attacks on 5 August 2025. The club's newly built office were shattered and the furniture were completely demolished. Similar attacks also took place in the office of Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
  
  Star Cineplex branch in Rajshahi was looted and vandalized. The Independence Museum at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka was vandalized. The Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre, an institution of the Indian High Commission to Bangladesh, was vandalized and burned down.
  
  In November 2024, an annual event commemorating the reputed Baul mystic Lalon Fakir, was cancelled at Narayanganj Sadar Upazila of Narayanganj due to violent intimidation by members of the Hefazat-e-Islam, on grounds of music being prohibited in Islam. A similar event commemorating Lalon at Tangail 's Madhupur Upazila was also forcibly cancelled by Hefazat-e-Islam on similar grounds in February 2025. Basanta Utsab celebrations at Dhaka's Uttara was cancelled due to threats from Islamists.
  
  On 21st February 2025, a replica of the Shaheed Minar was vandalised by unknown miscreants at Chauddagram upazila of Comilla district.
  
  In June 2025, a section of the Shahjadpur Kaccharibari was vandalised by an enraged mob, causing the site to be closed indefinitely to outsiders.