Reuters
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Bangladesh was rocked by violent protests in a number of cities after the demise of youth chief Sharif Osman Hadi late Thursday, with issues of additional unrest forward of nationwide elections.
Hadi, a spokesperson for the Inquilab Mancha platform and a candidate generally elections, was shot within the head by masked assailants final Friday whereas launching his election marketing campaign in Dhaka. He was initially handled at a neighborhood hospital earlier than being flown to Singapore for superior medical care, the place he died after spending six days on life help.
In Dhaka, movies circulating on social media confirmed mobs vandalizing the places of work of the nation’s largest day by day newspaper, Prothom Alo, in addition to the Day by day Star.
The demonstrations have been marked by emotionally charged slogans invoking Hadi’s identify, with protesters vowing to proceed their motion and demanding swift justice and accountability for the assault that claimed his life. A number of areas remained tense late into the evening, with further police and paramilitary forces deployed to forestall additional violence.
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