“Mob law” prevails in Bangladesh – Hundreds dead and looted

Bangladesh has been in chaos since its prime minister resigned and fled the country, killing hundreds of people and looting businesses and government buildings. According to AFP, the fall of Sheikh Hasina, after 15 years in power, was an event celebrated by many of the protesters who climbed onto the roof of her official residence after she left for India by helicopter. From there, he reportedly intends to go to Britain. On social networking sites the slogan was one: “Happy Independence Day.” But in the corridors of Dhaka University Hospital, an AFP reporter saw bodies in pools of blood. At least 66 people were killed today and another 300 in the previous days. Most of the 44 dead that the journalist saw were young men and all of them had bullet wounds. The police announced that several police officers had also been killed. The angry crowd took revenge on the resigned prime minister: some destroyed statues […]
Source: News Beast

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