Bangladesh on edge: Protests erupt after Osman Hadi's death; newspaper offices vandalised

Massive protests erupted successful Bangladesh pursuing the decease of younker person Sharif Osman Hadi connected precocious Thursday, with demonstrators torching paper offices and clashing with authorities, deepening fears of a further deterioration successful instrumentality and order.Videos showed demonstrators vandalising the country's largest newspaper, Daily Prothom Alo, on with different paper bureau Daily Star . The authorities struggled to douse the fire.

The demonstrations were marked by emotionally charged slogans invoking Hadi’s sanction and vowing continued resistance, with protesters demanding justness and accountability for the onslaught that yet claimed his life.

Sharif Osman Hadi, a cardinal fig successful the July Uprising who was changeable past week, died connected Thursday astatine a infirmary successful Singapore aft six days connected beingness support.Hadi, who was contesting the February 12 wide elections, was changeable successful the caput by masked assailants connected Friday portion launching his run successful Dhaka’s Bijoynagar area.Bangladesh’s interim authorities main Muhammad Yunus announced a time of authorities mourning connected Saturday pursuing the decease of Sharif Osman bin Hadi, Prothom Alo reported.The federation saw caller anti-India protests connected Wednesday arsenic hundreds of demonstrators, marching nether the banner “July Oikya” (July Unity), moved toward the Indian High Commission successful Dhaka, raising anti-India slogans and calling for an extremity to what they described arsenic “anti-Bangladesh conspiracies,” portion besides demanding the instrumentality of erstwhile premier curate Sheikh Hasina.