The body of activist Sharif Osman Hadi is expected to arrive in Dhaka on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Singapore. His organization stated the plane should land in the evening. A funeral prayer will be held in Singapore first, with another service planned in Bangladesh the following day.
The group also publicly urged people to avoid violent actions. This followed protests and arson attacks in multiple cities after news of his death spread. Demonstrators targeted the offices of two major newspapers, setting them on fire.
Hadi, a key figure in a group called the July Uprising, was shot in the head in Dhaka earlier this month. After initial surgery locally, he was flown to Singapore for further treatment, where he died. He had been a potential independent candidate for an upcoming parliamentary election.
The group also publicly urged people to avoid violent actions. This followed protests and arson attacks in multiple cities after news of his death spread. Demonstrators targeted the offices of two major newspapers, setting them on fire.
Hadi, a key figure in a group called the July Uprising, was shot in the head in Dhaka earlier this month. After initial surgery locally, he was flown to Singapore for further treatment, where he died. He had been a potential independent candidate for an upcoming parliamentary election.
