Bangladesh has objected to a speech that its ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina made from India and asked New Delhi to stop her making "fabricated" comments, its foreign ministry said on Friday.

Thousands of protesters on Wednesday last set fire to the 32 Dhanmondi residence of Rahman in Dhaka. Rahman had spearheaded the countrys autonomy movement and independence struggle from this residence,

The security forces in Bangladesh have arrested as many as 1,308 individuals from across the country as part of the ongoing "Operation Devil Hunt" launched to curb nationwide incidents of mob attacks and vandalism.