In Photos | Inside Sheikh Hasina’s Dhaka residence, where protesters looted sarees, furniture, fish
Soon after Sheikh Hasina resigned as Bangladesh PM and fled the country on Monday, thousands of demonstrators stormed her official residence Ganabhaban and other properties associated with her party and family. Throughout the day, people continued to pour into and out of Hasina’s residence, where they set fires, stole furniture and pulled out raw fish from refrigerators
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Bangladesh’s prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country Monday after weeks of protests against a quota system for government jobs descended into violence and grew into a broader challenge to her 15-year rule. Thousands of demonstrators stormed her official residence and other buildings associated with her party and family. Reuters
Throughout the day, people continued to pour into and out of Hasina’s official residence, where they set fires, carried out furniture and pulled raw fish from the refrigerators. Reuters
Hundreds of thousands of people poured into the streets waving flags and cheering to celebrate her resignation. But some celebrations soon turned violent, with protesters attacking symbols of her government and party, ransacking and setting fires in several buildings. Reuters
In this image, people can be seen taking pictures with the Bangladeshi flag, inside the<span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text"> Ganabhaban</span>, the prime minister's residence, after the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, on August 5, 2024. Reuters
Here, people are fishing in the lake inside<span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text"> Ganabhaban</span>, the Prime Minister's residence, after the resignation of Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 5, 2024. Reuters
People were also seen swimming in the lake inside<span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text"> Ganabhaban</span>, the Prime Minister's residence, after the resignation of Hasina in Dhaka, August 5, 2024. Reuters
The demonstrators wrote the names of people who died during the protests on the wall of a room inside the<span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text"> Ganabhaban</span>, the Prime Minister's residence, after the resignation of PM Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 5, 2024. Reuters
In this picture, <span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text">Ganabhaban</span>, the former Prime Minister's residence, is messy after demonstrators stormed and looted the furniture. Reuters
In this picture, anti-government protestors gather to vandalise former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's palace in Dhaka on August 5, 2024. AFP
This image shows anti-government protestors gathering inside former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's palace in Dhaka on August 5, 2024. AFP
People continued to pour into and out of Hasina’s official residence, taking paintings and furniture from the house. AFP
This image shows people searching for items to loot at the<span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text"> Ganabhaban</span>. Reuters
People searched for items to loot at the<span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text"> Ganabhaban</span>, the Prime Minister's residence, after the resignation of PM Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 5, 2024. Reuters
The picture above shows people looting a monitor, a computer and a duck from the<span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text"> Ganabhaban</span>, the prime minister's residence, after the resignation of PM Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 5, 2024. Reuters
In this image, a person sits on a looted sofa from the<span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text"> Ganabhaban</span>, the Prime Minister's residence, as he poses for a picture, after the resignation of PM Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 5, 2024. Reuters
In this picture, a demonstrator can be seen wearing saree and carrying things looted from Sheikh Hasina's official residence in Dhaka. Image Courtesy: @sherazzaman/X
People carry looted items from the<span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text"> Ganabhaban</span>, the Prime Minister's residence, after the resignation of PM Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 5, 2024. Reuters
Here, a man can be seen carrying a looted item from the<span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text"> Ganabhaban</span>, the Prime Minister's residence, after the resignation of PM Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 5, 2024. Reuters
Men collect items that were looted from<span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text"> Ganabhaban</span>, the Prime Minister's residence, in order to return them, after the resignation of PM Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 5, 2024. Reuters
People celebrated the resignation of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as they take over the<span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text"> Ganabhaban</span>, the Prime Minister's residence in Dhaka, August 5, 2024. Reuters
People also looted a big metal box and other items from the<span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text"> Ganabhaban</span>, the prime minister's residence, after the resignation of PM Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 5, 2024. Reuters
In this picture, demonstrators remove a live duck and an electric bulb from the<span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text"> Ganabhaban</span>, the prime minister's residence, after the resignation of PM Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 5, 2024. Reuters
Protestors are seen enter the<span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text"> Ganabhaban</span>, the Prime Minister's residence, after the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, in this image captured on August 5, 2024. Reuters
People enter the<span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text"> Ganabhaban</span>, the Prime Minister's residence, after the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 5, 2024. Reuters
People enter the<span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text"> Ganabhaban</span>, the Prime Minister's residence, after the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 5, 2024. Reuters
People looted a chair from the<span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text"> Ganabhaban</span>, the Prime Minister's residence, after the resignation of PM Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 5, 2024. Reuters
People stand on top of a vehicle inside the<span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text"> Ganabhaban</span>, the Prime Minister's residence, after the resignation of PM Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 5, 2024. Reuters
This picture shows a man holding a Bangladesh flag stands in front of a vehicle that was set on fire at the<span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text"> Ganabhaban</span>, the Prime Minister's residence. Reuters
Crowds also ransacked Hasina’s family’s ancestral home-turned-museum where her father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman — the country’s first president and independence leader — was assassinated. Reuters