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Student person Sharif Osman Hadi was killed owed to "political vengeance" astatine the behest of the Awami League, Bangladesh constabulary said connected Tuesday (January 6, 2026) arsenic it pressed ceremonial charges against 17 radical successful transportation with the murder.
"Through nationalist rallies and societal media, Hadi had powerfully criticised the past activities of the now-banned Awami League and Chhatra League. Hadi's outspoken remarks angered leaders and activists of Chhatra League and its affiliated groups," Md Shafiqul Islam, Additional Commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police's (DMP) Detective Branch, was quoted arsenic saying by quality portal tbsnews.net.
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The Chhatra League is the pupil helping of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League party.
"Considering the governmental identities of the accused and the victim's erstwhile governmental statements, the probe has revealed that Hadi was changeable dormant owed to governmental vengeance," Mr. Islam told a property briefing successful Dhaka, arsenic the DMP submitted the chargesheet against 17 accused.
Inqilab Moncho spokesperson Hadi, 32, roseate to nationalist prominence during the July-August 2024 wide protests that led to the autumn of the Hasina-led government, was changeable successful the caput connected December 12 during an predetermination run successful Dhaka.
He was besides a parliamentary campaigner for the upcoming February 12 elections. Hadi was airlifted to Singapore for attraction but died connected December 18.
Mr. Islam said the alleged shooter, Faisal Karim Masud, was straight progressive with the Chhatra League.
Another accused, Taizul Islam Chowdhury Bappi, who allegedly helped Masud and Alamgir Sheikh, different premier suspect, fly aft the killing, was the president of Pallabi Thana Chhatra League and an Awami League-nominated ward councillor, helium said.
So far, 12 individuals person been arrested successful transportation with the case.
On Monday, Home Affairs Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury had told reporters aft a gathering of the Advisory Council connected instrumentality and bid astatine the Secretariat that the last chargesheet successful the Hadi execution lawsuit would beryllium submitted connected January 7.
However, constabulary filed the chargesheet a time earlier amid protests successful Dhaka by Inqilab Moncho, which has been demanding justness for the killing.
