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.

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman widely viewed independence hero, but relation to Hasina has turned him into symbol of hate for many

Protesters in Bangladesh have vandalised and set fire to the former family home of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, as well as those of other members of her party. The unrest was sparked by news that Hasina would address the country via social media from India, where she has been in exile since a student-led revolt ousted her last year.

People watch as protesters use heavy machinery to demolish the residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh's former leader and the father of the country's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, at Dhanmondi, in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Feb 6. (AP)

Thousands of protesters in Bangladesh have taken out their anger at exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by destroying a family home that came to symbolize the country’s independence — and now,

Bangladesh on boil again as an angry mob vandalised the memorial of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Dhaka on Feb 05. Protestors vandalised his residence at Dhanmondi 32 and demanded a ban on the Awami League,