Reprisal attacks against Awami League supporters and police after being burnt, with protesters hanging a signboard reading ("General students' and people's office") after being vandalized On the day of Sheikh Hasina's resignation, protesters vandalized statues of her father
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the former president of Bangladesh, in Dhaka. They also set the Awami League's headquarters in Dhaka ablaze. The vandalizing of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's statues has been compared with
that of Saddam Hussain's statue in Baghdad on 2003. Houses or businesses of several Awami League leaders and activists were attacked. The
Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre, operated by the
Indian Council for Cultural Relations, and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's residence in Dhanmondi, where
he and his family were assassinated by military personnel in 1975, known as
Bangabandhu Memorial Museum, were burnt and ransacked by the demonstrators. Two pro-government television stations were also forced off-air after being torched by demonstrators, including
ATN Bangla. The
Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, which houses the
Parliament of Bangladesh, was also stormed by protesters, who took 40 weapons from the building's security. These were later returned by students. The house of the
Chief Justice of Bangladesh was vandalized by rioters who climbed the walls. Sheikh Rehana's residence in
Gulshan, Dhaka, was also looted. The
Mujibnagar Memorial Complex in
Meherpur was also vandalized, resulting in damage to 600 sculptures. Incidents of vandalism were also recorded at the
Bangladesh Shishu Academy, 22 branches of the
Shilpakala Academy, and the Shasi Lodge and the Zainul Park in
Mymensingh. The 19th-century Bir Chandra Public Library in Comilla was also looted and burned, leading to the loss of several rare books. At least 232 people were reported to have been killed in the three days that followed Hasina's resignation. This included at least 29 officials of the Awami League and associated groups as well as their relatives. An Awami League office in
Chittagong was also set ablaze by miscreants. Jails in
Satkhira and
Sherpur districts were attacked, leading to prisoner escapes. In Satkhira alone, 596 prisoners escaped, although more than 400 of them voluntarily returned within days. An Awami League leader in Satkhira was hacked to death along with four associates after fatally shooting three members of a crowd that attacked his residence. An installation of
Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Force was also vandalized and partially burnt. Ansar retaliated by killing two demonstrators. In
Bogra, a police station was attacked and an Awami League office was set ablaze. A violent mob attacked Baniachang police station in
Habiganj and set it ablaze. Police retaliated killing six rioters. A total of 150 people, including police personnel were wounded in the incident. Six people were killed and more than a hundred wounded in
Kushtia when police opened fire on rioters. Seven police stations were burnt and destroyed in Chittagong. A demonstrator was fatally shot by the police in
Manikganj, following the vandalism of a local police station. Despite the peaceful nature of a victory march in
Srimangal, police intervention resulted in injuries to more than a hundred participants. In
Jessore, at least 24 people, including an
Indonesian national, were killed after a hotel belonging to a district leader of the Awami League was set on fire. Two
union council chairs were beaten to death by mobs in separate incidents in
Khulna and
Chandpur. Clashes between BGB and demonstrators led to the deaths of six people, including a BGB soldier in
Gazipur, where a protest outside a jail also resulted in the escape of 209 inmates. In
Kishoreganj, a clash between Awami League leaders and activists led to the death of five individuals and left hundreds injured, including journalists. Operations at the
Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka were suspended for eight hours. On 10 August, the
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) dismissed the head of its
Bauphal upazila branch following complaints about his alleged involvement in the violence and looting.
Violence against minorities Hours after Hasina's departure, reports surfaced about attacks against Hindus in Bangladesh as due to the collapse of governmental law enforcement agencies. Haradhan Roy, a Hindu councilor from the Awami League in
Rangpur, and Mrinal Kanti Chatterjee, a Hindu school teacher in Dhaka were killed. According to the Investigation conducted by
Prothom Alo correspondents across 64 districts and 67 upazilas between 5–20 August 2024, 1,068 attacks on the minority community occurred in 49 districts. Two members of the Hindu community were killed in the violence, and a total of 912 attacks were documented. Of these, in at least 506 cases, the victims were affiliated with Awami League. The Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council reported that from August 4 to August 20, a total of 2,010 incidents (including 69 temples) of attacks on minorities took place across the country within this 16-day period. Among the incidents, homes of 157 families were vandalised, looted, and set on fire, while some of their businesses were also attacked. According to most observers, the attacks were largely politically motivated where victims were primarily Awami League leaders, activists, and police. However, many Hindus with no political affiliation were also affected. Thousands of Bangladeshi Hindus attempted to flee to India after being attacked, however, they were turned back by the border guards from both countries. Indian
Border Security Force (BSF) arrested nearly a dozen Bangladeshis who were trying to cross the border to escape the violence and political unrest. In
Lalmonirhat, an Awami League leader was seen spreading rumors, urging local Hindus to gather at the border with India and engage with Indian leaders who were expected to arrive there. Reportedly, he successfully assembled thousands of Hindus at the border before they were dispersed by the BGB and local police. Meanwhile, students and members of the
Muslim community, including
madrasa students, were seen standing guard at temples and churches to protect them. The interim government also assured that it would "immediately sit with the representative bodies and other concerned groups to find ways to resolve such heinous attacks". Similar reports of
Islamist mobs perpetrating
violence against other minorities like
Christians &
Ahmadiyyas alongside vandalising
tombs of
Sufi saints emerged in various parts of the country in midst of collapse of law and order. Reports of houses belonging to ethnic minorities like the
Kurukh and
Chakma being torched by mobs have also emerged. ==Aftermath==