India, April 1 -- The mural at the iconic Liberation War Memorial Stage in Bangladesh's Lalmonirhat City, was demolished at the instruction of the local authorities, media reports said.

According to local media reports, the mural was demolished on Sunday.

According to reports, the mural was covered with cloth on Bangladesh Independence Day, before it was demolished on the weekend.

A worker told bdnews24.com that they were working on the deputy commissioner's instructions.

Earlier, justifying the decision to cover the mural with a cloth, Deputy Commissioner HM Rakib Haider said it did not go with the spirit of the July-August Uprising.

The movement, which initially began as a protest against a job quota issue, spiralled into a movemen...