It was partially damaged on 5 August 2024 after the fall of Sheikh Hasina[3][4] and was later fully demolished on 6 February 2025 in a series of events.

[5][6] In 1956, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the industry minister of East Pakistan, applied to the government through his private secretary to be allotted a plot in the Dhanmondi residential project in Dhaka, the administrative capital.

[citation needed] Martial law had been declared a few days earlier, and on 11 October Sheikh Rahman was arrested.

[citation needed] As a result of government threats, the family had to vacate the house in Siddheshwari and move to a rented one in Segunbagicha with help from Sufia Kamal.

[9] On the night of 25 to 26 March 1971, Sheikh Rahman proclaimed the independence of Bangladesh in the house shortly before the Pakistani army arrested him.

[16] Sheikh Hasina continued to live in the government quarter in Mohakhali with her husband after obtaining ownership of her father's house, after which she used it for political purposes.

[9] After Sheikh Hasina obtained ownership of the residence, she announced it would be converted into a museum, having had the idea after she was arrested for attending a political program during the 1990 Mass Uprising in Bangladesh.

Sufia Kamal, Baby Maudud, Gaziul Haque, Pavel Rahman and many others helped convert the house into a museum.

[17] The trust selected architects Ehsan Khan, Ishtiaque Jahir and Iqbal Habib from an architectural design competition.

[10] After the declaration of independence of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujib was arrested by the Pakistani army at 1:30 am, the first hour of 26 March, and detained first in Dhaka Cantonment and then in Miwanwali Jail in Pakistan's Punjab.

Meanwhile, the security guards fired back and when Awami League leaders and activists chased them, the gunmen shouted slogans in favor of the Bangladesh Freedom Party and fled towards Dhanmondi 26.

[27] On 5 August 2024, the museum was set on fire by protesters during the Non-cooperation movement against the government of Mujib's daughter, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

"[32]On 15 August 2024, on the anniversary of the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, some people attempting to visit the site to pay respects were attacked by a mob with sticks.

[34][35] Actress Rokeya Prachy was assaulted at the site when she went to pay her respects and the car of Kader Siddique was vandalized.

An excavator and a crane were brought to the residence, with protesters vandalising the house, destroying portraits, and chanting slogans demanding the banning of the Awami League.

The event coincided with a speech by Hasina, who urged resistance against the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus .Despite the presence of security forces, no immediate intervention was reported.

[5][6][56][57] Hasnat Abdullah, convener of the Anti-discrimination Students Movement, posted on his verified Facebook page earlier in the day, stating, "Tonight, the land of Bangladesh will be freed from the pilgrimage site of fascism.

[58]"Sheikh Hasina condemned the attack in her speech, stating in a live broadcast on the Awami League’s Facebook page,[59] "They do not have the strength to erase the country’s independence with a few bulldozers.