Demolished

Demolished

Rahmatullah Ezati plays back a film reel in the projection room of the historic Ariana Cinema in Kabul, Afghanistan on 8 November 2021 before it was demolished in December 2025 by Taliban authorities to make way for a new shopping centre. Photo: Bram Janssen/AP via UNB

Historic Ariana Cinema in Kabul demolished for shopping complex

The Ariana Cinema was closed after the Taliban returned to power in 2021, when authorities banned most forms of entertainment, including films and music

Two pillars of a Shaheed Minar at Cumilla's Gunabati Degree College demolished by unidentified individuals in the early hours of 21 February. Photo: TBS

Shaheed Minar demolished in Cumilla by unidentified individuals

Collage shows the first banner put up claiming ownership of the land [on upper left], the second banner put up announcing construction of mosque [bottom left] and final banner put up by the district administration saying the property where the demolished Jatiyatabadi Samajtantrik Dal office was located at in Bogura is owned by the government. Photos: TBS

District administration's banner hangs on demolished office of Inu's JSD in Bogura

Photo taken this morning (8 February 2025) shows the historic Town Club that has been reduced to rubble in the Satmatha area of Bogura city. Photo: TBS

Historic 132-yr-old Town Club reduced to rubble amid protests in Bogura

Photo: UNB

Rajshahi ex-mayor Liton’s house front demolished

The crowd demolition started at around 2:30pm today (6 February), with some of them chanting anti-Awami League slogans against the Awami League. Photo: TBS

Sheikh Mujib's sculpture, Sahan Ara Park demolished in Barishal

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's residence at Dhanmondi 32 in the capital being demolished on 5 February night. Photo: TBS

Mujib's Dhanmondi 32 house burnt, demolished