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Bangladesh has deployed its security forces in Dhaka, the capital, and other cities in the country following the outbreak of violent protests following the death of a popular student leader, one of the leaders of the democratic movement that last year overthrow the government of Sheikh Hasina.
The protesters have attacked newspaper editorial offices and diplomatic delegations during the early hours of Thursday to Friday in events that have resulted in almost 400 detainees. The Bangladeshi police and military have begun the Operation Devil Hunt to try to stop the protests: a security deployment that has shielded the eleven entrances to Dhaka and seeks to restore order.
Part of Bangladeshi society has reacted violently to the confirmation of the death in Singapore of Sharif Osman Hadi. The until now spokesperson for the Inqilab Mancha platform and central figure of the uprising that forced the change of government in 2024 died as a result of injuries suffered in a gun attack on December 12 in downtown Dhaka.
Scary visuals of Daily Star Newspaper building in Dhaka when it was set afire. Over 30 journalists were stranded in the building. All rescued now by Bangladesh Army. pic.twitter.com/fLxRIliEbX
— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) December 18, 2025
During the assault on the headquarters of The Daily Starthe country’s most influential English-language newspaper, protesters set fire to the ground floor and blocked exits. The fire forced 28 employees to take refuge on the roof of the ten-story building, from where they were evacuated by firefighters using hydraulic cranes. The headquarters of the Prothom Hello.
The head of the interim Government, Muhammad Yunusappeared to declare an official day of mourning and confirm that the State will assume the protection of the family of the deceased. In his speech, the Nobel Peace Prize winner adopted the terminology of the protesters by describing Hadi as ““martyr in the fight against hegemony”in reference to the alleged foreign interference.
The president, who addressed the country shortly after the leader’s death, attributed the murder to a calculated political sabotage by a “powerful network” of remnants of the old regime that seeks to cause chaos in the general elections scheduled for February 2026, in which Hadi emerged as an independent candidate for the Dhaka-8 constituency.
The Bangladesh Police have issued a border alert to capture the two main suspects of the crime, identified as Faisal Karim Masud y MdAlamgir Sheikhgiven the hypothesis that they try to cross into India.
The killing has reignited anti-Indian sentiment on the streets, where protesters accuse New Delhi of protecting figures from the deposed government. In response to these accusations, reports from the foreign committee of the Indian Parliament cited by the regional press describe the instability in Dhaka as a “strategic challenge” of the first order for its interests in the area.