India, Nov. 7 -- A mural of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore has been defaced with black ink by unidentified persons in Bangladesh's Khulna, drawing criticism, local media reported on Saturday.

Tagore's mural was painted on the boundary wall of Khulna Railway Station alongside portraits of other prominent figures who contributed to the region's art, literature and culture, The Daily Star reported.

Murals of Fakir Lalon Shah, painter SM Sultan, Kazi Nazrul Islam, former prime minister Khaleda Zia, former president Ziaur Rahman and Michael Madhusudan Dutta were also painted on the same wall but remained untouched. The wall also features murals depicting the July uprising, the Sundarbans, the Sixty Dome Mosque and the jute industry.

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