1000’s of demonstrators in Bangladesh on Monday looted and vandalized the official residence of Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, destroyed a statue of her father, Mujibur Rahman, and set hearth to the workplaces of her celebration as they marked her resignation as Prime Minister. Social media movies depicted protesters toppling a statue of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, a hero of the 1971 Liberation Battle, in Dhaka, hammering it to items. Visuals of the statue of Bangladesh’s father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, father of former PM Hasina being torn down being proven on Reside TV.
Footage revealed the chaos at Hasina’s official residence, ‘Ganabhaban’, with protesters ransacking the premises and leaving with gadgets from the constructing. The Awami League’s workplaces in Dhanmondi and Dhaka had been torched by demonstrators chanting anti-government slogans, and the residence of House Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal was additionally focused and broken, with smoke seen billowing from the property.
A protestor in Bangladesh hours after PM Hasina leaves the nation pic.twitter.com/hPHTPTRZBx
— Sidhant Sibal (@sidhant) August 5, 2024
Celebrations erupted nationwide as Military Chief Basic Waqar-uz-Zaman introduced Hasina’s resignation, ending her 15-year tenure. Regardless of a military-imposed curfew, hundreds breached the Ganabhaban, though Hasina was not current. The protests started final month over a requirement to abolish a quota system reserving 30% of presidency jobs for households of 1971 conflict veterans, escalating into broader anti-government unrest.
Storming of the residence of Bangladesh PM Hasina in Dhaka pic.twitter.com/5lXHOPQZbX
— Sidhant Sibal (@sidhant) August 5, 2024
In a major flip of occasions, the Military Chief declared Hasina’s resignation through the intensive protests towards her authorities, which resulted in over 100 deaths previously two days. The unrest led to the implementation of an indefinite nationwide curfew, with six fatalities reported in renewed violence on Monday.
Within the morning, the federal government ordered an entire web shutdown as protestors known as for the general public to hitch the “Lengthy March to Dhaka.” Later, a authorities company verbally approved the restoration of broadband web round 1:15 PM on Monday.
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The folks of Bangladesh have taken down the statue of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. pic.twitter.com/toZnexVSPk
— South Asia Occasions (@SATimes_TV) August 5, 2024
As protesters convened within the capital for Monday’s march, police and army presence was notable on the streets. The day began with an unsettling quietude however escalated into violence when Awami League supporters confronted the anti-government protestors, who had defied the curfew to take part within the “Lengthy March to Dhaka.” The clashes on Sunday resulted in a minimum of 101 fatalities, together with 14 law enforcement officials.
