On the afternoon of August 5th, televisions in Bangladesh broadcast images of a helicopter rising from the residence of Sheikh Hasina, the country’s prime minister until minutes before. The chopper was carrying her and her sister “to safety”. Shortly afterwards images appeared of gleeful protesters entering the prime minister’s residence, lounging in her bed and making off with pets and furniture. Others were filmed dancing in the streets of Dhaka. In an address to the nation, General Waker-uz-Zaman, the army chief, confirmed that Sheikh Hasina had resigned and said he would form an interim government. One of the world’s wiliest autocrats, and its longest-serving female head of government, she had been summarily dispatched by angry citizens. “She is a blood-sucker, a monster for us, for the young people,” said a protester. “She destroyed Bangladesh.”

Started from students, then a mass of citizens, who eventually pushed back and managed to actually kick her out.

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      2 months ago

      She left her pets?

      What kind though? Like an alligator and a koala?

      I can’t imagine fleeing without my doggo.

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        2 months ago

        Yeah. Probably not dogs, because Islam, but it could be anything from cats to Escobar-style cocaine hippos.

        That there’s enough for them to be removed in noticeable quantities deepens the mystery.