eportedly dates back more than a century and had thousands of individually made musical instruments.
Bangladesh, a country in South Asia, is now making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Social media is flooded with images and videos of violent protests in Bangladesh. One such video, purportedly of folk musician Rahul Ananda, shows a home burning to the ground and is currently popular on social media. On Monday, the musician’s home in Dhanmondi 32, Dhaka, was stormed by a ferocious crowd. The approximately 140-year-old mansion had over 3,000 handcrafted musical instruments, all of which have now been destroyed, and functioned as a thriving cultural center for musicians.
According to the Daily Star, the assailant broke through the front gate to gain entry, trashed the residence in a matter of minutes, and then lit it on fire.
A member of X (formerly Twitter) posted several images and videos of Ananda’s Bangladeshi home. President of France Emmanuel Macron is seen in one of the photos in the post posing in front of Rahul Anand’s home with his family, which includes his wife and kid.
That house belonged to a famous Hindu Musician of #Bangladesh Rahul Ananda. IsIamists set it on Fire last night…
— Mr Sinha (@MrSinha_) August 7, 2024
But Believe in ISIS toilet cleaners….all is well there….No Hindu is being attacked… No genocide is happening.. pic.twitter.com/YTdL9jrSIX
Welcome to the taste of "newly independent" Bangladesh. It’s not just Rahul Anand’s house; many minority assets, homes, businesses, and farms are being looted and vandalized.
— 47Sha (@47Sha_) August 7, 2024
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Protesters and released convicts have been spotted carrying firearms and directing their protests against Hindu populations in Dhaka, Chittagong, Kulna, and other places in Bangladesh, where unrest is still ongoing. According to the Dhaka Tribune, some miscreants plundered and set fire to the homes of former MPs Nizam Uddin Hazari and Alauddin Ahmed Chowdhury Nasim in Feni.
The current political scenario of Bangladesh
At least 300 people were killed on Monday when widespread anti-government protests became violent, forcing Sheikh Hasina to quit as prime minister of Bangladesh. Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, who has been chosen as the head of the interim government, is expected to arrive from Paris to Bangladesh as early as Thursday, according to a top source in Dhaka, as violence continues in the nation following the massive unrest that forced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee the country.
According to the source, Tarique Rahman, the son of recently released former prime minister and leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Khaleda Zia, is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka today, August 7, from the UK. Following the ouster of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, he will speak at a gathering and a “Vijay Julus” (victory rally) in the city.
