India, Dec. 20 -- Violence broke out in Bangladesh after the death of a leading figure of the youth movement that toppled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Sharif Osman Hadi, a key student/youth leader from Bangladesh's 2024 pro-democracy movement, died on December 18 after being shot earlier in Dhaka. His death has ignited widespread protests and violence across the country.

Sharif Osman Hadi was shot by masked assailants while leaving a mosque in Dhaka last week and succumbed to his injuries on Thursday during treatment in Singapore. The attack occurred a day after authorities announced the date for the country's first elections since the 2024 uprising, which Hadi had intended to contest as an independent.

As news of his death spr...