Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- Inqilab Moncho leaders and supporters on Sunday staged a blockade at Dhaka's Shahbagh intersection as part of a wider shutdown across divisional cities, pressing for justice in the killing of their leader Sharif Osman Bin Hadi, The Daily Star reported.

The protest at Shahbagh officially began at 2:00 pm, though several demonstrators had already positioned themselves on adjoining roads by around 11:00 am, chanting slogans and demanding justice for Hadi, according to a spokesperson of Inqilab Moncho.

Protesters had occupied the Shahbagh intersection from Friday and continued their sit-in through the night amid a cold wave. They vacated the area late Saturday night after Abdullah Al Jaber, member secretary of the platform...