Bangladesh Youth Step Up to Clean Streets After PM Sheikh Hasina's Ouster

Following the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday, triggered by a mass uprising led by students, Dhaka descended into chaos. Her residence was vandalised and looted by protestors. Now, youth have come forward and taken it upon themselves to control the traffic situation across Dhaka in the absence of traffic police. Many were also seen actively participating in cleaning the National Parliament premises.

“Yesterday we saw that some protesters in Bangladesh had created a ruckus inside the Parliament and this picture is coming out where the youth are cleaning. A nation is built by such people,” reads the caption to the video shared on X (formerly Twitter).

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The 34-second-long video shows the youth cleaning the premises of the National Parliament, with a few guiding their peers.

Watch the video shared on X here:

Another X user shared visuals from the cleanliness drive, showing Bangladeshi residents actively cleaning the parliament grounds with brooms. Some individuals are seen holding sacks to collect trash, while others manage traffic in the absence of police.

Here’s how social media users to this cleanliness drive:

“Great work! We need more people like these,” commented X user Wreesha.

Another simply wrote, “Wow!”

“I can’t express how beautiful this is,” said a third.

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On Monday, Sheikh Hasina resigned as Prime Minister of Bangladesh and fled the country following student-led demands for her resignation. Her departure marked the end of the Awami League’s 15-year rule. At present, Hasina is holed up at Hindon Airbase in Ghaziabad. As per reports, she is exploring options for asylum in European countries but the United Kingdom is not prepared to grant her refugee. Moreover, the United States has revoked her visa.