Bangladesh Prime Minister Resigns, Flees Country After Protests Become Violent
Nearly 300 people have died since protests started July 1.
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned after 15 years and fled the country after violent protests, with protesters storming her home and places associated with her.
Hasina and her sister landed in India via a military helicopter.
The protests began on July 1 at the University of Dhaka, protesting the “quota system for government jobs that they said favored those with connections to the prime minister’s Awami League party.”
The violence began when the police started attacking the students. The protests have left almost “300 dead since mid-July.”
The government, ruled by the Awami League, shut down schools as officials “slowed down internet connectivity to stop the spread of rumors and protect citizens, making it harder for protesters to organize and make plans via social media platforms.”
Military chief Gen. Waker-uz-Zaman told the country the military will work with the opposition and others to form an interim government.
He also promised an investigation into those who used force against the students.
Hasina served as prime minister for four terms:
The 76-year-old — who was the longest-serving female head of government — was elected for a fourth consecutive term in a January vote that was boycotted by her main opponents. Thousands of opposition members were jailed in the lead-up to the polls, and the U.S. and the U.K. denounced the result as not credible, though the government defended it.
Hasina had cultivated ties with powerful countries, including both India and China. But under her, relations with United States and other Western nations have come under strain, as they have expressed concerns over human rights violations and press freedoms in the predominantly Muslim nation of 170 million people.
Bangladesh thrived under Hasina, but too many saw her reign put the country under one-party, shutting down the minority voices.
Hasina stretched her authority, rewarding those loyal to her with money and powerful positions.
Those against Hasina faced crackdowns and prison sentences.
BREAKING – HAPPENING NOW IN BANGLADESH PARLIAMENT pic.twitter.com/88UIiPJ7Yw
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) August 5, 2024
BREAKING:
The government in Bangladesh has been overthrown.
The Prime Minister’s Palace has been stormed.
Protesters are filming themselves looting the palace and eating the prime minister’s food in her kitchen
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) August 5, 2024
🚨 ÚLTIMA HORA: La dictadura socialista de Bangladesh acaba de ser derrocada luego de 15 años, tras semanas de protestas masivas.pic.twitter.com/B93QtzDxu4
— Emmanuel Rincón (@EmmaRincon) August 5, 2024
The prime minister of Bangladesh has resigned and fled the country following a revolt from citizens and sustained mass riots for weeks.
Police killed nearly 300 people since the riots broke out in Dhaka. pic.twitter.com/dBI1BLMeVv
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) August 5, 2024
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Maybe we should send Biden’s FIB over there to quell the insurrection.
Can we send the tainted DOJ too?
There are a lot of countries that need this to happen.
The UK seems to be ready from the looks of things.
more american than america!!
The protests began on July 1 at the University of Dhaka, protesting the “quota system for government jobs that they said favored those with connections to the prime minister’s Awami League party.”
in the usa they burn down the place so their criminals can attack police and citizens unabated
Muslims have their own country there now. Who do they blame this on?
Jews/Zionists, Christians, Hindus, Buddhists and the west, naturally.
Bangladesh (East Pakistan) is an independent Nation b/c they didn’t want the Islamic State envisioned by Pakistan (West Pakistan). The independence movement emphasized a more secular approach that emphasized the common Bengali language, culture over religion which PO the more Islamist Pakistani gov’t.
The source of the problem seems to be the continued preference for education/hiring granted to folks whose families were prominent in the independence movement. It would be like the members of Daughter’s of the American Revolution and Sons of the American Revolution getting a lifetime of mandated govt imposed preference based on membership.
The Hindus, apparently. There’s been a lot of footage circulating on social media over the the last day or so of Islamists setting fires to Hindu-owned homes and businesses. While the populist revolt is being led by people of character who are well-intentioned interfaith/interracial activists, the ensuing chaos is being used as an opportunity by the more extremist Muslim elements in the country to – you know – work their Jihad magic.
“Protesters are filming themselves looting the palace and eating the prime minister’s food in her kitchen”
Put your feet up on her desk, too. It’s a classic!