Reuters
DHAKA (Reuters) -Thousands of protesters set fire to the home of Bangladesh's founding leader as his daughter, ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, called on her supporters to stand against the interim government. The South Asian nation of 170 million people has struggled with political strife since Hasina was forced to flee to neighbouring India in August following weeks of protests against her rule in which more than 1,000 people were killed. Witnesses said several thousand protesters, some armed with sticks, hammers and other tools, gathered around the historic house and independence monument while others brought a crane and excavator to demolish the building late on Wednesday.