Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- Protests continued on Friday at the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka, with demonstrators blocking roads and chanting slogans as unrest deepened following the death of activist Osman Hadi.

The agitation intensified after Hadi's death, with the situation in the capital deteriorating further as two newspaper offices were set on fire, highlighting growing law and order concerns.

Amid escalating tensions, Inqilab Moncho urged its supporters not to respond to any "instructions or provocations" from sources other than the platform itself, coinciding with the arrival of Hadi's body in Bangladesh from Singapore.

In a statement posted on Facebook, the group said it would accompany Hadi's body to the Dhaka University Central Mosqu...