Following nationwide protests on August 5 last year, the Khanasama Upazila Awami League office in Dinajpur was vandalized and set on fire, leaving it abandoned and in ruins. Once a center of political power, the building now serves as a public toilet and houses small shops. Local residents say the office symbolized oppression under the party’s rule. Since the party’s fall, many leaders have gone into hiding or left the area, while the office remains deserted and a reminder of political turmoil.