(5 Aug 2024)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dhaka, Bangladesh – 5 August 2024
1. Aerials of people gathered on the road and at the Prime Minister’s residence ++MUTE++
2. Aerial of smoke rising from Bangabandhu Memorial Museum (also known as Bangabandhu Bhaban or Dhanmondi 32) ++MUTE++
3. Various of a vehicle burning on the grounds of the Prime Minister’s residence
4. Various of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum on fire
5. SOUNDBITE (Bangla) Nahid Islam, coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement:
“We will place the proposal for forming an interim national unity government within the next 24 hours. Students and people who organized the mass upsurge will be part of that interim government. Representatives of civil society and professional bodies will be ensured in that government, in consultation with them. We will propose the outline and names of those who will be in that interim government.”
6. Various of people carrying items from the Prime Minister’s residence
7. SOUNDBITE (Bangla) Nahid Islam, coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement:
“Now, it is our duty to ensure security of people’s lives and public assets. We once again urge all countrymen to take a stance in a peaceful manner and without any envy. Make preparations to work on building the country.”
8. Wide of people celebrating, carrying Bangladeshi flags
9. Various of people distributing sweets
STORYLINE:
Protesters were seen in the grounds of the Prime Minister’s residence in Dhaka on Monday after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country by helicopter.
What began as peaceful protests by students in Bangladesh against a quota system for government jobs eventually turned into an uprising that forced her resignation.
The end to her 15 years in power came after weeks of violent unrest during which nearly 300 people died, according to local media reports.
The government repeatedly tried to quell demonstrations they blamed on sabotage and opposition parties with bullets, curfews and internet outages, but these heavy-handed moves backfired, fuelling outrage and further protests.
On Monday, protesters defied a military curfew to march into the capital’s centre, following a weekend of violence left dozens of people dead.
As troops pulled back and internet access was restored, tens of thousands of people began to celebrate in the streets, and thousands stormed the leader’s official residence.
Some looted her residence, some setting fire to cars and carrying out furniture and even fish from the kitchens.
Bangabandhu Memorial Museum was also set on fire.
Military chief General Waker-uz-Zaman said the army would seek the president’s guidance to form an interim government as he called for calm in a public address on Monday afternoon.
He also promised that the military would stand down, and that it would launch an investigation into the deadly crackdowns that fuelled outrage against the government.
Student leaders said they wanted to be part of an interim government.
AP video shot by Al Emrun Garjon
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