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Sharif Osman Hadi's death sparked nationwide unrest in Bangladesh, with attacks on media and political offices amid election tensions.
Bangladesh Unrest News Live Updates: Violence Erupts In Bangladesh As Student Leader Dies
Bangladesh Violence News Today Live Updates: Student leader Sharif Osman Hadi’s funeral prayers will be held at 2 PM on Saturday at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in in Dhaka. He will be buried beside Bangladesh’s national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam near the Dhaka University Central Mosque.
Hadi was shot in broad daylight in Dhaka last week by masked, bike-borne attackers. Sharif Osman Hadi died in Singapore, triggering nationwide unrest, arson attacks and mob violence.
What followed Hadi’s death has been widespread unrest across Bangladesh. Media houses, cultural centres and political offices were attacked. A Hindu man, Dipu Chandra Das, was lynched and burnt to death in Mymensingh over alleged blasphemy.
Bangladesh now faces its worst bout of violence in months, just weeks before crucial elections scheduled for February 2026.
Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Friday condemned mob violence by fringe elements, calling on citizens to resist violence, hatred and incitement at a critical moment of democratic transition.
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Bangladesh Protests News Live Updates: Shashi Tharoor Flags Press Freedom, Security Concerns Amid Bangladesh Unrest
Shashi Tharoor posted on X, “Deeply concerned by the reports from Bangladesh. The targeted mob attacks and arson at the offices of @ProthomAlo and The @dailystarnews are more than just an assault on two media houses; they are an assault on the freedom of the press and the very foundation of a pluralistic society. I am concerned about the well-being of editor @MahfuzAnamDS and other courageous journalists.”
Deeply concerned by the reports from Bangladesh. The targeted mob attacks and arson at the offices of @ProthomAlo and The @dailystarnews are more than just an assault on two media houses; they are an assault on the freedom of the press and the very foundation of a pluralistic…
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) December 20, 2025
Bangladesh Protests News Live Updates: US Warns Citizens In Bangladesh Amid Unrest Before Hadi’s Funeral
The United States on Saturday issued a travel advisory for its citizens as Bangladesh prepares for the funeral of prominent youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi, amid heightened security following unrest triggered by his death.
Bangladesh Violence News Live Updates: Prothom Alo Office Burned, Executive Editor Calls It ‘Darkest Night for Newspapers’
Executive Editor of Prothom Alo, which was burned down by protesters, Sajjad Sharif said, “Some miscreants vandalised our (media) house. Last night, while our journalists were working on tomorrow’s newspaper and online, a sad thing happened. One of the steerers of last year’s uprising, Sharif Osman Hadi, was killed by someone, and he died yesterday. There was anger in society. The miscreants steered the anger to demolish newspapers. They attacked us, and our journalists were scared to death.”
#WATCH | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Executive Editor of Prothom Alo, which was burned down by protesters, Sajjad Sharif says, “Some miscreants vandalised our (media) house. Last night, while our journalists were working on tomorrow’s newspaper and online, a sad thing happened. One of… pic.twitter.com/zjitcez6n0
— ANI (@ANI) December 20, 2025
Bangladesh Violence News Live Updates: Ex-Indian Diplomat Alleges Pakistan Role Amid Massive Unrest
Former Indian diplomat Veena Sikri launched a sharp attack on the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, describing the situation as a case of “total mobocracy”. Read More
Bangladesh Violence News Live Updates: Hadi Shooter Told Girlfriend Student Leader’s Killing Would ‘Shake Entire Bangladesh
Violence that has plunged Bangladesh into chaos was chillingly foreshadowed by the alleged shooter of Sharif Osman Hadi, who told his girlfriend on the eve of the attack that something was about to happen that would “shake the entire country”, investigators said. Read More
