Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- Mujahidul Islam Selim, a presidium member of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), has described the removal of independence architect Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's portrait from the presidential palace Bangabhaban as "wrong".

Speaking at a "Political Conference of Marginalised Communities" at the BMA Auditorium on Topkhana Road in Dhaka on Friday, the veteran politician said: "They took down Mujib's portrait from Bangabhaban. That was very wrong. It should not have been done. Mujib's portrait should remain, but alongside it, there should also be portraits of Maulana Bhashani, Colonel Taher, and Moni Singh."

The portrait was removed from Bangabhaban's Durbar Hall on Nov 11, 2024 following the Aug 5 popular upri...