India, Dec. 19 -- Overnight unrest in Bangladesh following the death of student leader Sharif Osman Hadi sparked widespread protests, street clashes, and attacks on media offices, leaving the nation on edge.

Hadi, a senior leader of the student protest group Inquilab Mancha, was shot during his campaign for the upcoming national elections in Dhaka. He was initially rushed to a nearby hospital in critical condition. Later he was airlifted to Singapore where he succumbed to his injuries, according to the Singapore ministry of foreign affairs statement on Thursday.

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