Overview
- The 32-year-old student leader, shot by masked assailants on Dec. 12 and pronounced dead in Singapore on Thursday, was buried at Dhaka University’s central mosque after a vast funeral procession.
- Authorities released photos of two suspects and offered a five‑million‑taka reward for information leading to their arrest.
- Demonstrations continued in Dhaka and spread to Gazipur, Sylhet and Chattogram, where the residence of a former minister was attacked.
- Protesters vandalized and set fire to offices of Prothom Alo and The Daily Star; firefighters rescued 27 trapped staff and both papers reported disrupted publication.
- Interim leader Muhammad Yunus urged restraint during the transition to elections scheduled for Feb. 12, as CPJ and Amnesty pressed for safeguards and a thorough, independent inquiry.