A group of people set fire to the Prothom Alo newspaper office in Karwan Bazar, following the death of Sharif Osman Hadi, a student leader who had been receiving treatment in Singapore after being shot in the head, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 19, 2025.
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Sharif Osman Hadi, a prominent leader of the July Uprising who was shot last week, died on Thursday (December 18, 2025) while undergoing treatment at a Singapore hospital after fighting for his life for six days.
In a televised address to the nation late Thursday night, Chief Adviser Yunus announced Hadi’s death and promised swift action to catch his killers.
Hundreds of students and people gathered at the capital’s Shahbagh intersection near Dhaka University campus following the announcement of Hadi’s death and chanted slogans like “Who are you, who am I – Hadi, Hadi”.
Violence broke out after thousands of protesters took to the streets of Dhaka. Several buildings in the capital, including those housing the country’s two leading newspapers, were set on fire, according to authorities, with staff trapped inside.
A group of people, believed to be part of the protesters, attacked Bangla newspaper Prothom Alo’s office at the capital’s Karwan Bazar, near the Shahbagh intersection.
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