US EditionProtesters storm offices of leading Bangladesh dailies after a 2024 uprising activist dies
Sharif Osman Hadi, 32, died after a shooting that sparked violent protests targeting major newspapers and led to the arrest of at least 20 suspects, police said.
- Sharif Osman Hadi, a senior leader of the 2024 uprising against Sheikh Hasina's government in Bangladesh, died after being shot by masked attackers.
- Hadi's supporters protested his death by vandalizing the offices of two leading Bangladeshi newspapers, setting one office on fire.
- The interim government declared a day of mourning and vowed to maintain order for upcoming elections despite the violence.
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Violence erupts in Bangladesh after death of youth leader
Key points about protests in Bangladesh Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Dhaka following the death of youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi Hadi was a prominent figure in the 2024 mass uprising that saw the fall of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina He died in a hospital in Singapore on Thursday after being shot by assailants last week Mobs torched the offices of two leading newspapers following the news of Hadi's death Violent pro…
Violence erupts in Bangladesh after wounded youth leader dies in Singapore
DHAKA: Violence broke out in Bangladesh's capital early on Friday (Dec 19) after a youth leader of the country's 2024 pro-democracy uprising who was injured in an assassination attempt died in a hospital in Singapore.Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Dhaka after the death of Sharif Osman Hadi, 32
Violence erupts in Bangladesh after wounded youth leader dies
Sharif Osman Hadi, who was shot while leaving a mosque in Dhaka on December 12, was a key figure in last year's uprising that ended the autocratic rule of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Hadi was running for a parliamentary seat in the February 2026 national election.
Following the death of prominent Bangladeshi activist Sharif Osman Hadi in Singapore, violent protests erupted in Dhaka. Protesters attacked and set fire to the offices of major newspapers. Demonstrators chanted slogans against the Awami League and India. Following Hadi's death, Bangladesh's interim government declared mourning and appealed to the public for peace.
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