Bangladesh protesters torch home of Sheikh Hasina's father

Self-exiled former PM calls on supporters to stand against interim government

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Protesters in Dhaka on Feb. 5 set fire to the house where Sheik Hasina's father declared independence from Pakistan in 1971. © Reuters

DHAKA (Reuters) -- Thousands of protesters set fire to the home of Bangladesh's founding leader, as his daughter, ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina delivered a fiery social media speech calling on her supporters to stand against the interim government.

Witnesses said several thousand protesters, some armed with sticks, hammers, and other tools, gathered around the historic house and independence monument, while others brought a crane and excavator to demolish the building.

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