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The mob looted and vandalized the offices of [[ATN Bangla]] and [[ATN News]] forcing them to stop transmission.<ref name=":5" /> The headquarters of Jatiya Party were set on fire in Kakrail.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-05 |title=AL offices, other establishments set on fire in Dhaka, other districts |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/al-offices-other-establishments-set-fire-910126 |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=The Business Standard |language=en}}</ref> A mob also attacked the offices of [[Ekattor TV]], [[Independent Television (Bangladesh)|Independent Television]], and [[Somoy TV]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Somoy-Ekattor among 5 television channel offices attacked |url=https://www.observerbd.com/news.php?id=483780 |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=The Daily Observer}}</ref> The office of the president and general secretary of the Jatiya Press Club was vandalized and forcefully occupied after Abdul Hannan Masud of quota movement leaders demanded their resignation and banning Awami League supporting journalists from the profession.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Occupation of press clubs and rising threats to journalists in Bangladesh – BMSF |url=https://samsn.ifj.org/occupation-of-press-clubs-and-rising-threats-to-journalists-in-bangladesh-bmsf/ |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=SAMSN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=10 August 2024 |title=Students seek expulsion of Press Club president, secretary |url=https://www.jagonews24.com/en/national/news/76075 |access-date=17 August 2024 |work=[[Jagonews24.com]]}}</ref> |
The mob looted and vandalized the offices of [[ATN Bangla]] and [[ATN News]] forcing them to stop transmission.<ref name=":5" /> The headquarters of Jatiya Party were set on fire in Kakrail.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-05 |title=AL offices, other establishments set on fire in Dhaka, other districts |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/al-offices-other-establishments-set-fire-910126 |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=The Business Standard |language=en}}</ref> A mob also attacked the offices of [[Ekattor TV]], [[Independent Television (Bangladesh)|Independent Television]], and [[Somoy TV]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Somoy-Ekattor among 5 television channel offices attacked |url=https://www.observerbd.com/news.php?id=483780 |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=The Daily Observer}}</ref> The office of the president and general secretary of the Jatiya Press Club was vandalized and forcefully occupied after Abdul Hannan Masud of quota movement leaders demanded their resignation and banning Awami League supporting journalists from the profession.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Occupation of press clubs and rising threats to journalists in Bangladesh – BMSF |url=https://samsn.ifj.org/occupation-of-press-clubs-and-rising-threats-to-journalists-in-bangladesh-bmsf/ |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=SAMSN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=10 August 2024 |title=Students seek expulsion of Press Club president, secretary |url=https://www.jagonews24.com/en/national/news/76075 |access-date=17 August 2024 |work=[[Jagonews24.com]]}}</ref> |
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[[Bangabandhu Memorial Museum]] was burned to the ground.<ref name=":5" /> The office of Dhaka District Awami League in Tejgaon, and the office of the chairperson of Awami League in Dhanmoni were burned down.<ref name=":5" /> Rapid Action Battalion headquarters were attacked by a mob and the unit responded by firing at the crowd.<ref name=":5" /> Factories owned by [[BEXIMCO|Beximco Group]], [[Ha-meem Group|Ha-Meem Group]], and [[Bengal Group of Industries|Bengal Group]] were targets of arson attack.<ref name=":0" /> |
[[Bangabandhu Memorial Museum]] was burned to the ground.<ref name=":5" /> The office of Dhaka District Awami League in Tejgaon, and the office of the chairperson of Awami League in Dhanmoni were burned down.<ref name=":5" /> Rapid Action Battalion headquarters were attacked by a mob and the unit responded by firing at the crowd.<ref name=":5" /> Factories owned by [[BEXIMCO|Beximco Group]], [[Ha-meem Group|Ha-Meem Group]], and [[Bengal Group of Industries|Bengal Group]] were targets of arson attack.<ref name=":0" /> Ahmadiya mosque at Madartek was vandalized.<ref name=":6">{{Cite news |date=6 August 2024 |title=Ahmadiyas face attacks in Bangladesh |url=https://www.newagebd.net/post/country/241831/ahmadiyas-face-attacks-in-bangladesh |work=New Age}}</ref> |
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The residence of Asaduzzaman Noor was vandalized.<ref name=":0" /> The Upazila parishad office was vandalized and 15 bikes were destroyed in arson attacks.<ref name=":0" /> The Awami League office in Nilphamari town was vandalized.<ref name=":0" /> Awami League men attacked the office of Alamgir Sarder, President of Nilphamari District unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.<ref name=":0" /> |
The residence of Asaduzzaman Noor was vandalized.<ref name=":0" /> The Upazila parishad office was vandalized and 15 bikes were destroyed in arson attacks.<ref name=":0" /> The Awami League office in Nilphamari town was vandalized.<ref name=":0" /> Awami League men attacked the office of Alamgir Sarder, President of Nilphamari District unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.<ref name=":0" /> Ahmadiya Muslim community were attacked in Choraikhola.<ref name=":6" /> |
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The residence of [[Rezia Islam]], women member of parliament, was burned down along with two of her vehicles.<ref name=":0" /> The home of Mayor Zakia Khatun of Panchagarh Municipality was burned down along with former chairman Amirul Islam and former councillor Shafiqul Islam.<ref name=":0" /> |
The residence of [[Rezia Islam]], women member of parliament, was burned down along with two of her vehicles.<ref name=":0" /> The home of Mayor Zakia Khatun of Panchagarh Municipality was burned down along with former chairman Amirul Islam and former councillor Shafiqul Islam.<ref name=":0" /> A mob destroyed 80 homes and a mosque of the [[Ahmadiyya|Ahamadiya community]] in Ahmednagar.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Ahmadiyya Sect Targeted In Bangladesh Violence', Says Mumbai Community |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/ahmadiyya-sect-targeted-in-bangladesh-violence-says-mumbai-community |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref> |
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The headquarters of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police was burned down.<ref name=":5" /> The Awami League office in Rajshahi City was vandalized.<ref name=":5" /> The Rajshahi City Corporation office and home of the mayor were burned down.<ref name=":5" /> |
The headquarters of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police was burned down.<ref name=":5" /> The Awami League office in Rajshahi City was vandalized.<ref name=":5" /> The Rajshahi City Corporation office and home of the mayor were burned down.<ref name=":5" /> Ahmadiya Muslim community were attacked in Bamnail.<ref name=":6" /> |
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The Thakurgaon District Awami League office was burned down |
The Thakurgaon District Awami League office was burned down and several stores nearby were vandalized.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Revision as of 11:21, 17 August 2024
2024 Bangladesh post-resignation violence refers to the violence that took place in Bangladesh after the resignation of Sheikh Hasina, targeting Awami League supports, religious minorities, government and security officials.
Barisal
The residence of Zaheed Farooque, former minister, was vandalized.[1] The residence of Serniabat Sadik Abdullah, former mayor of Barisal, was burned down killing three people inside.[2] The home of Amir Hossain Amu was vandalized.[3]
Bogura
Dupchachia UNO and AC Land offices were vandalized.[1] The home of Ragebul Ahsan Ripu, member of parliament, was vandalized.[1]
Brahmanbaria
The office of R. A. M. Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury, member of parliament, was vandalized.[1]
Chandpur
The home of former Minister Dipu Moni was vandalized.[1] Haziganj municipality office was vandalized and a number of cars and bikes parked there were set on fire.[1] Salim Khan, Chairman of Lakshmipur Model Union Parishad, and his son, actor Shanto Khan, were lynched by a mob.[4][5] A student, Shahadat, and police officer, Harun-ar Rashid, were killed.[2]
Dhaka
In Dhaka, a showroom of Yellow, subsidiary of Beximco Group, was burned down.[1] A mob attacked Uttara East Police Station and the police fired which resulted in the death of 10 people.[6] A team of Bangladesh Army went to rescue the police officers stuck at the police station but failed as the officers did not trust the army.[6] In Dhaka, police stations Badda, Jatrabari, Khilgaon, Mohammadpur, Rampura, Tejgaon Industrial Area, and Uttara East were attacked and many set on fire.[7] Kallyanpur deputy commissioner's office was burned down.[8] According to Dhaka Metropolitan Police, the majority of the police stations under the commission were vandalized, looted, or set on fire.[8] In Nikunja, the house of the son of the former commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, Asaduzzaman Mia, was vandalized.[8] Bangladesh Police Association went on a strike following the attacks.[8]
The mob looted and vandalized the offices of ATN Bangla and ATN News forcing them to stop transmission.[3] The headquarters of Jatiya Party were set on fire in Kakrail.[9] A mob also attacked the offices of Ekattor TV, Independent Television, and Somoy TV.[10] The office of the president and general secretary of the Jatiya Press Club was vandalized and forcefully occupied after Abdul Hannan Masud of quota movement leaders demanded their resignation and banning Awami League supporting journalists from the profession.[11][12]
Bangabandhu Memorial Museum was burned to the ground.[3] The office of Dhaka District Awami League in Tejgaon, and the office of the chairperson of Awami League in Dhanmoni were burned down.[3] Rapid Action Battalion headquarters were attacked by a mob and the unit responded by firing at the crowd.[3] Factories owned by Beximco Group, Ha-Meem Group, and Bengal Group were targets of arson attack.[1] Ahmadiya mosque at Madartek was vandalized.[13]
Dinajpur
The home of Iqbalur Rahim, member of parliament, was vandalized, looted, and burned to the ground.[1]
Faridpur
The Faridpur District offices of Awami League and Bangladesh Chhatra League were vandalized.[1]
Gazipur
A textile mill was burned down.[1] There was an attempted jail break of terrorists from Kashimpur High Security Central Jail.[8] The Bangladesh Ansar-VDP Academy was attacked by a mob in which two died after Ansar fired at the mob.[14] Six people died in a clash with Border Guards Bangladesh.[2]
Habiganj
The home of Md Abu Zahir, member of parliament, was burned to the ground after a mob laid seize to it for four hours.[1]
Jamalpur
The office Bakshiganj upazila unit of Awami League was burned down.[1] The car of the chairman of Bagarchar union parishad was burned down.[1]
Jessore
Zabeer International Hotel, owned by Awami League member of parliament Shahin Chakladar, was vandalized and burned to the ground.[15] Bangladesh Air Force rescued a few people from the rooftop but 24 people died in fire.[15] An Indonesian national was also among the dead.[16]
A statue of Sheikh Russel, youngest son of Sheikh Mujib, was vandalized along with a mural of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[15] Jessore District Awami League office was vandalized.[15]
Jhenaidah
Hiron, chairman of Porahati Union Parishad and his chauffeur, Asad, were beaten to death and their bodies hung from a statue.[2] The house of Jewel Hossain, a local leader of the Awami League, was burned down killing two people inside.[2]
Khulna
In Khulna the home of Sheikh Helal and Sheikh Salauddin Jewel, both members of parliament and relatives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, were vandalized and burned down.[1] The Khulna District Awami League office and the office of the Khulna District magistrate was vandalized.[1]
Koyra upazila chairman GM Mohsin Reza, his bodyguard, and chauffeur were beaten to death by a mob.[2] His house was burned down.[2]
Kushtia
An Awami League office and a police box was vandalized near Saddam Bazar intersection.[1] Kushtia Model Police Station and Kushtia Police Superintendent's Office were attacked in which the police fired shots at the mob.[2]
Manikganj
A business owned by the general secretary of Manikganj municipal Awami League unit, Zahidul Islam, was vandalized.[1] The District Awami League office and DC office were vandalized.[1] Awami League men also vandalized the district Bangladesh Nationalist Party office.[1]
Narayanganj
The DC office was vandalized and an arson attack took place on an amusement park owned by the government.[1] The Narayanganj Rifles' Club was burned down.[1]
Nilphamari
The residence of Asaduzzaman Noor was vandalized.[1] The Upazila parishad office was vandalized and 15 bikes were destroyed in arson attacks.[1] The Awami League office in Nilphamari town was vandalized.[1] Awami League men attacked the office of Alamgir Sarder, President of Nilphamari District unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[1] Ahmadiya Muslim community were attacked in Choraikhola.[13]
Pabna
A car owned by the Awami League organising secretary of Pabna Sadar Upazila unit, Abu Sayeed, was burned down.[1] An office of the Jubo League near Bulbul College was burned down.[1] Protestors set fire to 36 motorcycles throughout the day.[1] Awami League men set fire to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party office.[1]
Panchagarh
The residence of Rezia Islam, women member of parliament, was burned down along with two of her vehicles.[1] The home of Mayor Zakia Khatun of Panchagarh Municipality was burned down along with former chairman Amirul Islam and former councillor Shafiqul Islam.[1] A mob destroyed 80 homes and a mosque of the Ahamadiya community in Ahmednagar.[17]
Patuakhali
A Jubo League leader, Monirul Islam Shaheen, was beaten to death.[2]
Rajshahi
The headquarters of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police was burned down.[3] The Awami League office in Rajshahi City was vandalized.[3] The Rajshahi City Corporation office and home of the mayor were burned down.[3] Ahmadiya Muslim community were attacked in Bamnail.[13]
Satkhira
A mob attacked the residence of the former chairman of Pratapnagar Union Parishad, Zakir Hossain, in which two people from the mob, Hossain, and another local Awami League leader was killed.[2]
Sirajganj
The Awami League office at Raiganj upazila was burned down and Awami League men were assaulted.[1] Some Awami League men ran to the press club where they were assaulted again.[1]
Sylhet
A mob vandalized and set fire to the office of Habibur Rahman Habib, member of parliament.[1]
Tangail
A mob vandalized the home of Tanvir Hasan Choto Monir, member of parliament and torched a gas station owned by him.[1] A car owned by Zuaryer Islam, General Secretary of Tangail District Awami League was vandalized.[1] Mobs also burned down the Tangail municipal building and Tangail District Awami League office.[1] The Tangail Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer's office was vandalized.[1]
Thakurgaon
The Thakurgaon District Awami League office was burned down and several stores nearby were vandalized.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an "Houses of 2 ministers, 9 MPs come under attack". The Daily Star. 2024-08-05. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "76 killed in attacks, clashes outside capital". The Daily Star. 2024-08-06. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "AL offices, other establishments set on fire in Dhaka, other districts". The Business Standard. 2024-08-05. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ "UP Chairman Salim Khan, his son Shanta Khan killed in Chandpur". The Business Standard. 2024-08-05. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ "Popular Bangladeshi actor Shanto Khan and father Selim Khan lynched by a mob". The Economic Times. 2024-08-08. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ a b "10 killed as shots fired from Uttara East police station". Dhaka Tribune. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Multiple police stations in Dhaka attacked, set ablaze". Police stations attacked, set ablaze. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ a b c d e Islam, Shariful; Mollah, Shaheen (2024-08-07). "Insecurity grips city as many police stations deserted". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ "AL offices, other establishments set on fire in Dhaka, other districts". The Business Standard. 2024-08-05. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ "Somoy-Ekattor among 5 television channel offices attacked". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ "Occupation of press clubs and rising threats to journalists in Bangladesh – BMSF". SAMSN. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
- ^ "Students seek expulsion of Press Club president, secretary". Jagonews24.com. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "Ahmadiyas face attacks in Bangladesh". New Age. 6 August 2024.
- ^ "2 killed, over 200 injured as Ansar men open fire during attack at Gazipur Ansar Academy". The Business Standard. 2024-08-05. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ a b c d "Death toll rises to 24 in Jashore's Zabeer International Hotel fire". Daily Sun. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ "Shahin Chaklader's hotel charred in Jashore, 21 including a foreigner killed". Prothomalo. 2024-08-06. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ "'Ahmadiyya Sect Targeted In Bangladesh Violence', Says Mumbai Community". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2024-08-17.