DHAKA, Bangladesh – Thousands of people, including Bangladesh’s acting president, attended the funeral of Shariful Haque Khan, the 32-year-old leader of the student movement in Bangladesh. Khan was shot in the head in a masked attack in Dhaka on December 12. He was later airlifted to Singapore for treatment, where he succumbed to his injuries on December 15.
According to the authorities, two suspects allegedly involved in the murder entered Bangladesh from India illegally and escaped back to India. Khan’s body was repatriated to Dhaka from Singapore yesterday. Today, Bangladesh is observing a day of mourning for the student leader.
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