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Statues smashed, ‘mob rule’ after Bangladesh government falls in bloody revolution
Bangladeshi mobs torching TV stations, protesters lounging in beds in the premier’s home and bloody corpses: eyewitness described chaotic scenes after the country’s prime minister was ousted Monday and the military took power.
For some, the end of Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year-rule was something to celebrate, as they waved flags from the rooftop of her home after she fled the country by helicopter.
“I can’t express my feelings in words, I’m so happy,” Mohammad Bashir, 35, one of the millions of Bangladeshis who flooded the streets after the army chief declared he was forming a caretaker government.
“Now my only wish is to take care of all the families of the killed people and students, and to deliver justice.”
Messages flooded social media with people greeting each other on Facebook by saying; “Happy Independence Day.”
