Bangladesh to airlift wounded uprising leader after election shooting

Key Points

• Student leader Sharif Osman Hadi was shot in an assassination attempt in Dhaka and critically wounded.
• Bangladesh's interim government announced it will send Hadi to Singapore for medical treatment and is bolstering security for election candidates.
• The shooting occurred one day after election dates were announced following a student-led uprising that ousted the previous government.
• Tensions remain high as exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina faces trial in absentia and opposition parties prepare for upcoming elections.