From Global News.

Police and paramilitary troops fanned out across Dhaka and other cities in Bangladesh on Friday after violent protests overnight over the death of a popular youth leader, with concerns of further unrest ahead of national elections in which he was due to run.

Sharif Osman Hadi, 32, was a spokesperson for the Inquilab Mancha,or Platform for Revolution, and participated in the student-led protests that overthrew the government of Prime Minister Sheik Hasina last year. He was shot in the head by masked assailants in Dhaka last Friday while launching his campaign for the elections.

"Until India’s aggression stops and (slain student leader Sharif Osman) Hadi is given justice, we will not leave Shahbag,” a protester said.

Hadi was an outspoken critic of India, and Inquilab Mancha describes itself on its website as a “revolutionary cultural platform inspired by the spirit of uprising.”

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