Thousands of people have taken to the streets since the death of Sharif Osman Hadi was announced, demanding the arrest of his killers. Several buildings, including those housing the country's two leading newspapers, have been set on fire, authorities say. Staff are trapped inside buildings.
Hadi was a key figure in the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a popular uprising last August. The bloody protests against her autocratic rule lasted for weeks, with hundreds of people killed and many more injured.
Sharif Osman Hadi ran to try to win a seat in parliament in the country's upcoming national elections in February 2026.
He was shot on December 12 as he left a mosque in Dhaka. He was taken to Singapore for treatment, but died on Thursday.
