August 5. The day the student-led mass protests did the unthinkable in toppling the previous regime, with the aspiration to build back the country from the ground up - one brick at a time.

Despite the best efforts of the students and all, Dhaka remains insecure, more than five days after the toppling of the Awami League-led government

Residents in many areas are having to spend nights in fear

The fall of this regime has exposed an entirely different side of our society and collective consciousness that was better left hidden.

Residents of various areas were on the streets the entire night to ensure security as incidents of robberies were reported in various parts of Dhaka last night in absence of law enforcers

Residents in the capital’s Mohammadpur and several other areas are in a state of panic as gangs of criminals have been looting and robbing homes in the absence of law enforcers over the last two days.