The resignation and subsequent flight of Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina amidst violent street protests have sparked reactions from around the globe. In Whitechapel, London, a neighborhood with a significant Bangladeshi population, the streets were filled with celebrants waving flags and honking car horns, chanting, “Bangladesh! Bangladesh!” “Bangladesh has achieved its second independence now,” said Abu Sayem, 50. “We got our independence first in 1971, but Sheikh Hasina ruled forcibly. She took away our rights and killed thousands of children.” Cab driver Ishtiaque Choudhury expressed his relief, saying, “It…