Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said the wave of violence, arson, and vandalism following the death of Inquilab Mancha spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi is part of a planned conspiracy to push the country toward chaos and obstruct the democratic transition. He said the offices of Prothom Alo and the English daily The Daily Star in Dhaka were vandalized and set on fire. “These incidents prove that an old and identified quarter is deliberately trying to plunge the country into anarchy,” Fakhrul said. As a result, the image of both the government and the country is being damaged at home and abroad, he added. The BNP secretary general noted that political parties across the country have already protested the killing of Osman Hadi and were pressing the government to arrest the perpetrators and bring them to justice.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 20, 2025 00:38 UTC