The graffiti of Sheikh Hasina on a metro rail pillar near Raju Sculpture on Dhaka University campus, which was partially painted over by workers, has been redrawn, and students have thrown shoes at it.
On Sunday night (December 29), various student organizations of Dhaka University and the Anti-discrimination Student Movement redrew the graffiti.
Monday at 1:00pm, students threw shoes at the image.
The image of Sheikh Hasina had originally been drawn on the metro rail pillar during the Awami League's tenure. After the government's fall due to the student uprising on August 5, the image was defaced and shoes were placed on it. The defaced image became a symbol of public anger and hatred.
When the image was partially painted over on Saturday, following authorization from the university administration, students expressed outrage and demanded the resignation of the proctor.
Later, on Sunday, the Dhaka University administration issued an apology in a press release, calling it an "unintentional mistake," and reaffirmed their commitment to preserving the memories of the July uprising.
The graffiti of Sheikh Hasina was redrawn by Shimul Kumbhakar, vice president of the central committee of Bangladesh Chhatra Union; Mridha Rayan, a member of Chhatra Union at the Faculty of Fine Arts; and Momin Mukhtar Shobuj, former publicity secretary of Chhatra Federation. —UNB
