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Bangladesh is experiencing escalating unrest following the death of Inqilab Mancha leader Sharif Osman Hadi. The Editors Council accuses a faction within the interim government of enabling the violence, including attacks on media outlets and cultural institutions, by failing to act against those inciting it. An advisor to the interim government denies these claims, suggesting both the government and media are facing a common enemy. Adding to the turmoil, Osman Hadi’s brother alleges government involvement in his death. Further violence includes vandalism of a Sufi shrine and a bombing at an Islamic seminary. The situation threatens to derail the upcoming general election.

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Bangladesh Editors Council Accuses Government Faction of Enabling Violence

DHAKA – December 28, 2025 – The Editors Council of Bangladesh has leveled serious accusations against a “section of the interim government,” alleging their complicity in the recent surge of violence that has gripped the nation following the death of Inqilab Mancha leader Sharif Osman Hadi.

Osman Hadi, a prominent figure in last year’s “July Uprising” that led to the ouster of the previous government, died on December 18th from gunshot wounds sustained during an election campaign rally. In the wake of his death, violence has erupted, including the arson attacks targeting major newspapers Daily Star and Prothom Alo, as well as the destruction of cultural centers like Chayanat and Udichi Shilpi Goshthi.

“We clearly know an announcement came to demolish the Prothom Alo, Daily Star, and the Chhyanat one or two days before the attacks,” said Editors Council President Nurul Kabir at a Broadcast Journalists Centre event. He claimed the government failed to arrest those making the inflammatory statements, implying tacit approval and enabling the subsequent “mayhem.”

Kabir, editor of New Age newspaper, also alleged the attackers were part of an organized force, whose political affiliations have been exposed after arrest.

Syeda Rizwana Hasan, the interim government’s Information and Broadcast Adviser, refuted the accusations, stating that the perpetrators of the violence were “our common adversaries” and that cooperation, not rivalry, between the government and the media was crucial to combating them. She cited an attack on her own home as evidence.

The unrest is further compounded by allegations from Osman Hadi’s brother, Omar Hadi, who claims a faction within the interim government plotted the assassination to disrupt the upcoming February 12th general election. His claims led to the resignation of Muhammad Khuda Baksh Chowdhury, Special Assistant on Home Affairs to Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus.

Adding to the instability, incidents of violence continue. A Sufi shrine was vandalized in Thakurgaon, and a bombing at an Islamic seminary outside Dhaka left four injured. Police recovered bomb-making materials from the scene.

The escalating situation raises concerns about the stability of Bangladesh and the potential for further unrest as the election approaches.

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