Demonstrators gathered throughout Bangladesh for a second consecutive day demanding justice for Sharif Osman Hadi, a prominent figure in last year’s pro-democracy movement who died Thursday in a Singapore hospital after being shot by masked gunmen. The 32-year-old student leader, an outspoken critic of India, was attacked while exiting a mosque in Dhaka last week. As news of his death spread, mourning quickly transformed into public outrage on Friday. Several buildings were vandalised, including offices of media organisations perceived as sympathetic to India – the longtime ally of Bangladesh’s recently overthrown leadership. Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, currently in exile in India, was recently sentenced to death in absentia over last year’s deadly crackdown against a student-led uprising. “People have gathered here demanding the swift arrest of those who killed Hadi,” 20-year-old student protester Sajid Al Adeeb told the AFP news agency in Dhaka on Friday. He claimed the perpetrators were “currently in India”, an allegation New Delhi has not addressed.
Published: December 19, 2025 1:30 pm
Source: Al Jazeera — Read original