What happened: memorial museum at Ganabhaban for 2024 protest violence victims
Bangladesh inaugurated a memorial museum at Ganabhaban, the official residence of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The museum is intended to commemorate victims of violence linked to the 2024 anti-government protests that toppled Hasina’s government.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman inaugurated the memorial museum at Ganabhaban on August 5, 2024. The inauguration date is described as coinciding with the day Hasina left for India.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman announced that government institutions would be named after slain activists and other people killed during the period when Hasina’s Awami League ruled since 2009.
The provided information cites a United Nations estimate claiming up to about 1,400 deaths between July 15 and August 15 last year.
Background and earlier position: Hasina-era governance starting in 2009 and the 2024 protests
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