Sharif Osman Hadi, the fearless frontline fighter of the July Uprising and spokesperson of the Inqilab Mancha, passed away tonight while undergoing treatment at a Singapore hospital after fighting for his life for six days.
“Today, I came before you with very heartbreaking news. Sharif Osman Hadi, the fearless frontline fighter of the July Uprising and spokesperson of the Inqilab Mancha, is no more among us.
Singapore`s Foreign Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan informed the matter over phone a few minutes ago,” he said while addressing the nation tonight.
“May the Almighty Allah accept this immortal soldier of the struggle against fascism and hegemony as a martyr. We all pray this together,” the Chief Adviser.
State-owned Bangladesh Television (BTV) and BTV News simultaneously broadcast the speech at 11:30 pm.
Hadi, also an aspiring independent candidate for Dhaka-8, was shot on December 12 while he was on a battery-run auto-rickshaw in the city’s Paltan area.
