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In Photos: Youth leader's funeral prayers held in Bangladesh capital

Updated On: 20 December, 2025 05:19 PM IST | ronak mastakar

Bangladesh held the funeral of prominent youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi on Saturday drawing a large number of people in the capital amid extra-tight security after his death triggered unrest across the country. (Pics/AFP and PTI)

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Bangladesh held the funeral of prominent youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi on Saturday drawing a large number of people in the capital amid extra-tight security after his death triggered unrest across the country. (Pics/AFP and PTI)

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Bangladesh held the funeral of prominent youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi on Saturday drawing a large number of people in the capital amid extra-tight security after his death triggered unrest across the country. (Pics/AFP and PTI)
<p>Interim government Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus along with his advisory council members and Army chief General Waker-uz-Zaman attended the funeral for the 32-year-old spokesperson of 'Inqilab Mancha' held at the South Plaza of Parliament complex at Manik Mia Avenue.</p>

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Interim government Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus along with his advisory council members and Army chief General Waker-uz-Zaman attended the funeral for the 32-year-old spokesperson of 'Inqilab Mancha' held at the South Plaza of Parliament complex at Manik Mia Avenue.

<p>Yunus spoke briefly ahead of the janaza (funeral prayers) even as politicians representing former prime minister Khaleda Zia's Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jamaat-e-Islami and student-led National Citizen Party (NCP) joined the prayers.</p>

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Yunus spoke briefly ahead of the janaza (funeral prayers) even as politicians representing former prime minister Khaleda Zia's Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jamaat-e-Islami and student-led National Citizen Party (NCP) joined the prayers.

<p>The country is also observing a day of state mourning following the death of Hadi, who was one of the prominent leaders of the student-led protests last year, which led to the ouster of prime minister Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government.</p>

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The country is also observing a day of state mourning following the death of Hadi, who was one of the prominent leaders of the student-led protests last year, which led to the ouster of prime minister Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government.

<p>A candidate for the scheduled February 12 general elections, Hadi was shot in the head on December 12 by masked gunmen as he initiated his election campaign at central Dhaka's Bijoynagar area. He died while undergoing treatment in Singapore on Thursday.</p>

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A candidate for the scheduled February 12 general elections, Hadi was shot in the head on December 12 by masked gunmen as he initiated his election campaign at central Dhaka's Bijoynagar area. He died while undergoing treatment in Singapore on Thursday.

<p>According to television footage, the janaza was held after Hadi's body was brought after an autopsy at the state-run Suhrawardy Hospital.</p>

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According to television footage, the janaza was held after Hadi's body was brought after an autopsy at the state-run Suhrawardy Hospital.

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