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Bangladesh volition observe a time of mourning connected Friday (December 19, 2025) and each places of worship volition connection prayers for Sharif Osman Hadi, the upcoming right-wing person who passed distant successful Singapore connected Thursday (December 18, 2025). Mr. Hadi was changeable by chartless assailants connected December 12 and helium was sent to Singapore for aesculapian attraction earlier this week.
In a code telecast precocious night, Chief Adviser of the interim authorities of Bangladesh Mohammed Yunus announced that Singapore’s Foreign Minister Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, had called him and conveyed the quality astir the passing of Mr. Hadi. The disrupting effect of Mr. Hadi’s passing was amplified by the announcement by Mohammed Sarjis Alam of National Citizen Party who has accused India of sheltering the killers of Mr. Hadi and called for shutting down the Indian High Commission successful Dhaka.
“Once again, I privation to accidental this intelligibly that Osman Hadi was the force of the defeatd fascist forces. The effort to soundlessness the dependable of the revolutionaries by silencing him volition beryllium afloat defeated. No 1 tin halt the antiauthoritarian advancement of this state done coercion oregon bloodshed,” said Mr. Yunus announcing that the authorities of Bangladesh volition look aft Mr. Hadi’s family.
Mr. Yunus said the perpetrators of the execution of Mr. Hadi volition beryllium fixed strictest punishment adding “We volition not amusement immoderate lineancy towards the perpetrators of this heinous crime.” The Chief Adviser said that Bangladesh should not autumn for the trap acceptable by “defeated fascist forces” and debar instability. Acting Chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, London-based Tarique Rahman has besides condoled the passing of Mr. Hadi who was the person of Inquilab Mancho, a extremist outfit and was expected to contention from Dhaka successful the upcoming election.
“After the July wide uprising, helium played an unthinkable relation successful defending the rights of the July fighters, upholding antiauthoritarian values, and protecting nationalist interests,” said Mr Rahman condoling the untimely death. Mr. Rahman is expected to instrumentality from London, ending 18-years of exile, connected December 25.
Dhaka erupted with the quality of the demise of Sharif Osman Hadi with thousands of his followers gathering astatine the capital’s cardinal neighbourhoods chanting slogans. In the process, 2 offices belonging to Prothom Alo and Daily Star – the biggest Bengali and English newspapers of Bangladesh were burnt down by the mob.
Late evening’s developments came aft days of hostility successful which Mr. Hadi’s supporters person said that the assailants who changeable him person escaped to India. Echoing the sentiment, Mohammed Sarjis Alam, salient person of the recently launched National Citizen Party (NCP) successful a societal media station has said, “Indian High Commission should beryllium unopen till the clip murderers of martyred member Hadi are returned by India.” Protesters tried to onslaught the Assistant High Commission of India successful Rajshahi connected Thursday and a akin effort was made connected Wednesday erstwhile a extremist outfit July Mancho had tried to march to the Indian High Commission. In some instances, the constabulary provided information to the Indian missions. Earlier, connected Wednesday greeting India had summoned the High Commissioner of Bangladesh Riaz Hamidullah and reminded Dhaka astir the work of the big state towards the information and information of Indian missions successful Bangladesh.
