Dhaka, April 22 -- The Public Works Department (PWD) has brushed aside claims circulating on social media that the Martyred Intellectuals Memorial in Mirpur is being demolished, clarifying that the site is simply "undergoing renovations".

Posts alleging the structure was being torn down have circulated on Facebook for the past two days, with some users even going live from the site showing partially removed brickwork.

The footage triggered widespread debate and confusion online.

Speaking to bdnews24.com on Tuesday, Rashed Ahsan, executive engineer at the PWD's Mirpur office, confirmed that several people had contacted him directly after seeing the posts.

He explained that the work is part of a project titled "Modernisation of the Mart...