Chicken, goats and saris: What Bangladeshi protesters looted from Sheikh Hasina’s residence

Videos and images quickly spread online showing the enraged protesters carrying away items from Ganabhaban, including furniture and raw food.

Videos and images quickly spread online showing the enraged protesters carrying away items from Ganabhaban, including furniture and raw food. (Reuters)

Following her resignation on Monday, former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s official residence, Ganabhaban, in Dhaka was stormed by thousands of protesters who engaged in vandalism and looting.

Upon resigning, Hasina fled the country and landed at Hindon Airbase in India. Videos and images quickly spread online showing the enraged protesters carrying away items from Ganabhaban, including furniture and raw food. Some protesters were seen eating biryani and taking live animals such as fish, goats, hens and ducks from the residence.

Absolute cinema from গণভবন😭❤️🇧🇩 pic.twitter.com/t636ArADLp

— Zeyy (@zeyroxxie) August 5, 2024

Celebratory crowds were captured on video shouting slogans and marking the fall of Hasina’s government. The protesters, who viewed the looting of Ganabhaban as a symbol of victory, were seen carrying out televisions, chairs, and tables.

Smoke rises as people set fire to a vehicle inside the Ganabhaban, the prime minister’s residence, after the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 5, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain Ganabhabhan

People enter the Ganabhaban, the Prime Minister’s residence, after the resignation of the Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 5, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

They also raided the kitchen and refrigerators, consuming prepared food and taking personal items, including Hasina’s sari and a Dior suitcase.

They literally stole chairs, fishes of swiming pool, saree and bra from hasina’s house 😭#Bangladesh https://t.co/ziAY2ndb1A pic.twitter.com/wW8u4cb9ZP

— Prince (@tf__prince) August 5, 2024

In addition to vandalising the residence, the protesters damaged portraits of Hasina and climbed a statue of her father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, a hero of the 1971 Liberation War, smashing it with hammers.

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People swim in the lake inside Ganabhaban, the Prime Minister’s residence, after the resignation of the Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 5, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

Protesters lying on a bed inside Ganobhaban.

The unrest extended beyond Ganabhaban, with protesters setting fire to the Awami League office in Dhanmondi and attacking the residence of Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal. Smoke was observed coming from Kamal’s house as it was also targeted by the rioters.

People wave a Bangladesh flag as they climb a structure at Ganabhaban, the Prime Minister’s residence, after the resignation of the Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 5, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain Ganabhabhan

People who entered the Ganabhaban, the prime minister’s residence, exit, climbing the safety wall in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 5, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

The situation remains fluid, with ongoing reports of violence and destruction across Dhaka.

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