The graffiti of Sheikh Hasina on a metro rail pillar near Raju Sculpture on Dhaka University campus, which was partially painted over by workers, has been redrawn and students have thrown shoes at it.
Various student organizations of Dhaka University and the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement redrew the graffiti on Sunday night.
At 1pm on Monday, students threw shoes at the image.
The program was organized by all active student organizations of the university.
Raiyan Ferdous, a co-coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, said that the crimes of a "fallen autocrat" will be remembered with "contempt" by people forever.
"Attempts to erase the history of this hatred have only reignited public resentment," he added.
Meghmallar Basu, president of the Dhaka University wing of the Bangladesh Chhatra Union, said: “The expressed hatred towards tyranny will always serve as a powerful example.”
"No oppressive force can erase this sentiment from the hearts of the people," he added.
Mosharraf Hossain, a student from Daffodil University who participated in the shoe-throwing protest, said: “This history of hatred toward fascism must remain a lesson for all fascist rulers in the future.”
During the protest, university activists hurled shoes at what they called a "Pillar of Hatred" and chanted slogans against Sheikh Hasina and alleged Indian aggression.
Protesters condemned the erasure of the graffiti, which had become a symbol of public dissent following the July uprising.
They also called for Sheikh Hasina's immediate return to the country to face trial, claiming that the ruling Awami League is fuelling instability in the nation.
The original graffiti, which depicted Hasina and became a symbol after her alleged flight on August 5, was partially removed, reportedly by the metro rail authorities with the consent of the Dhaka University administration, on Saturday midnight.
Students opposed the removal and immediately intervened to halt the act.
Later that night, two students from the Faculty of Fine Arts — Rishikesh Roy and Mridha Raiyan — drew a satirical cartoon on the same spot where the graffiti had been erased.