Shahbagh blocked over Osman Hadi’s death

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Published: December 19, 2025, 12:10 AM

Shahbagh blocked over Osman Hadi’s death

Traffic came to a standstill at Shahbagh on Thursday night as leaders and activists of Inqilab Moncho, along with Dhaka University students, began gathering around 10:30 pm to mourn the death of Sharif Osman bin Hadi.

Osman Hadi, the fiery face of the July Uprising, convenor of Inqilab Moncho and a prospective candidate for the upcoming 13th national parliamentary election, died on Thursday while receiving medical treatment in Singapore.

Hadi was critically injured on December 12 when assailants opened fire on him while he was traveling in a rickshaw near the water tank in Bijoynagar, Dhaka. Two individuals on a motorcycle approached his rickshaw, and one of them shot him at close range before fleeing the scene.

He was initially taken to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital and later transferred to Evercare Hospital for advanced ICU care, where he succumbed to his injuries.

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