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Bangladesh was rocked by violent protests in several cities after the death of youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi on Thursday (Dec 18), with concerns of further unrest ahead of national elections.

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00:00Bangladesh was rocked by violent protests in several cities after the death of youth leader
00:10Sharif Osman Hadi late on Thursday, with concerns of further unrest ahead of national elections.
00:17Hadi, a spokesperson for the Inquilab Mancha platform and a candidate in general elections,
00:22was shot in the head by masked assailants on December 12th while launching his election
00:27campaign in Dhaka. He was initially treated at a local hospital before being flown to Singapore
00:32for advanced medical care, where he died after spending six days on life support. In Dhaka,
00:39videos circulating on social media showed mobs vandalizing the offices of the country's largest
00:44daily newspaper, Protham Alo, as well as The Daily Star. The demonstrations were marked by emotionally
00:51charged protesters vowing to continue their movement and demanding swift justice and accountability for
00:57the attack that claimed his life. Bangladesh has been governed by an interim administration
01:01led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus since August 2024, after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled to India
01:12following a student-led uprising. The country's national election is scheduled for February 12th.
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