Strict security cover in Dhaka ahead of Osman Hadi’s funeral

Bangladesh’s superior Dhaka woke up to different tense greeting arsenic cautious readying is underway for the ceremonial supplication and a nationalist procession for the slain extremist person Sharif Osman Hadi. The ceremonial supplication is scheduled to beryllium held aft 2 p.m. (local time) successful the South Plaza of the parliament premises with the Chief Adviser Prof. Mohammed Yunus starring the event.

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According to disposable information, pursuing the ceremonial prayer, Hadi’s supporters volition transportation his mortal remains to Dhaka University wherever different acceptable of prayers are expected. There are conflicting reports astir plans being made to springiness him burial connected the field premises wherever helium studied Political Science much than a decennary ago.

There are besides reports that a conception of Hadi’s followers who person been camping successful Dhaka’s Shahbag country privation to instrumentality his coffin to Shahbag and clasp a nationalist lawsuit determination starring to immoderate benignant of declaration of sorts for the upcoming governmental play starring to the February 12, 2026 election. In presumption of these plans by Hadi’s followers Dhaka has gone under a strict information screen with aggregate arterial roads being blocked to guarantee the wide nationalist is kept distant from mixing with the emotionally charged mourners.

Earlier, the U.S. Embassy successful Dhaka had issued a nationalist announcement saying the lawsuit could crook convulsive and urged citizens residing successful the superior metropolis to debar “large gatherings”. “His ceremonial supplication is expected to beryllium held connected Manik Mia Avenue (I beforehand of the National Parliament Building), aft Duhar supplication (around 1400 hours) connected Saturday, December 20. Extremely dense postulation is expected successful the country and passim Dhaka. U.S. citizens should signifier vigilance and retrieve that gatherings intended to beryllium peaceful tin crook confrontational and escalate into violence,” cautioned the U.S. Embassy.