Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury, an ex-minister in the Sheikh Hasina cabinet, reacted after violent protests erupted in Bangladesh following the death of anti-India radical leader Sharif Osman Hadi. Chowdhury said, "It's a pattern that has been planned, and now the plan is in action. It's a state-sponsored activity." He added, "Osman was...firebrand fanatic who was calling for the blood of others."