Firefighters pulled journalists from their burning newsroom on Friday after the building was set ablaze during violent demonstrations in Bangladesh’s capital. Thousands of protesters were brought to the streets by the assassination of a youth leader running for parliament in upcoming national elections. A key figure in last year’s uprising, Sharif Osman Hadi, 32, was shot by masked gunmen while leaving a mosque in Dhaka last week. After he died in hospital on Thursday, his supporters gathered in Dhaka demanding the killers be brought to justice. Several buildings, including those housing leading newspapers Prothom Alo and the Daily Star , were set on fire and vandalised, according to authorities. This frame grab from AFPTV video footage taken on December 19, 2025 shows people chanting slogans in Dhaka, amid protests following the news of the death of youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi. — AFP A man looks up as he stands inside the vandalised office of the Chhayanaut in Dhaka on December 19, 2025. — AFP A firefighter works inside the burnt and vandalised building of the Prothom Alo newspaper in Dhaka on December 19, 2025. — AFP People shout slogans following the death of Sharif Osman Hadi, a student leader who had been receiving treatment in Singapore after being shot in the head, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 18, 2025. — Reuters People stand next to burnt newspapers in front of the Daily Star building, following the death of Sharif Osman Hadi, a student leader, who had been undergoing treatment in Singapore after being shot in the head, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 19, 2025. — Reuters Bangladesh’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) personnel stand outside the burnt and vandalised building of the Prothom Alo newspaper in Dhaka on December 19, 2025. — AFP A general view shows the burned-out interior of The Daily Star newspaper office in Dhaka on December 19, 2025. — AFP Broken window glasses are pictured inside the vandalised building of The Daily Star newspaper in Dhaka on December 19, 2025. — AFP This frame grab from AFPTV video footage taken on December 19, 2025 shows military personnel standing guard in Dhaka, amid protests following the news of the death of youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi. — AFP People gather following the death of Sharif Osman Hadi, a student leader who had been receiving treatment in Singapore after being shot in the head, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 18, 2025. — Reuters An employee arranges the vandalised office of the Chhayanaut in Dhaka on December 19, 2025. — AFP Header image: Supporters chant slogans as they block Shahbagh Square demanding justice, following the death of Sharif Osman Hadi, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 19, 2025. —Reuters