2024-08-05 12:07:49
Thousands of protesters in Bangladesh stormed Sheikh Hasina’s official residence in Dhaka on Monday, shortly after she tendered her resignation as the Prime Minister and fled the country. They looted, vandalised, and raided rooms throughout the residence.
The agitators were also seen feasting on fish and biryani, with some even spotted on Hasina’s bed.
Visuals from Dhaka showed scores of people pouring into the streets celebrating the Hasina government’s fall and shouting slogans. Thousands stormed the Prime Minister’s official residence ‘Ganabhaban’, showing victory signs.
Visuals on social media showed crowds in the drawing rooms of Ganabhaban, and some people could be seen carrying away televisions, chairs and tables from what is one of the most protected buildings in the country.
The agitators could be seen looting Hasina’s residence and savouring fish and biryani from kitchens and refrigerators. Her portraits inside the building were also damaged by the protesters.
Also, many of them ran away with raw fish, and live goats and ducks, visuals showed.
People also entered the bedrooms in Ganabhaban and some were seen lying on the Prime Minister’s bed.
Protesters also climbed atop a large statue of Bangladesh independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Shaikh Hasina’s father, and tried to destroy it. Several portraits of Mujibur Rahman were also vandalised.
Jubilant protesters celebrated with slogans and applause as Sheikh Hasina’s portraits were removed from government offices and other buildings.
The protests, which began more than a month ago as an agitation opposing a quota system, have escalated into one of the worst outbreaks of violence in decades. The agitators were demanding the removal of Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League government, which has been ruling the country for over 15 years.
SIMILAR SCENES IN 2022 SRI LANKA
Similar scenes unfolded in July 2022 in Sri Lanka as protesters stormed then President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s residence. The anti-government protesters sang, danced, and looted the place.
According to reports, they claimed to have recovered 17.85 million Sri Lankan Rupees inside Rajapaksa’s mansion.
bangladesh, bangdadesh violence, shaikh hasina, sheikh hasina residence protesters, protesters at sheikh hasina's residence, dhaka, Dhaka violence
Source link
