The police in Bangladesh on Tuesday alleged that activist Sharif Osman Hadi was killed on the instructions of leaders linked to the now-banned political party, the Awami League and its student wing, the Chhatra League, Bangladeshi newspaper The Business Standard reported.
Police said that the killing was the result of “political vendetta”.
Additional Commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Detective Branch Mohammed Shafiqul Islam said that Hadi had criticised the past activities of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League and its student wing, the Chhatra League.
He was quoted as saying: “His outspoken remarks angered leaders and activists of Chhatra League and its affiliated organisations.”
“Considering the political identities of the accused and the victim’s previous political statements, the investigation has revealed that Hadi was shot dead due to political vendetta,” Islam was quoted as saying.
Hadi was a prominent leader in the 2024 student protest that led to the ouster of the earlier government headed by Hasina. Hadi was due to contest elections scheduled for February.
He was shot on December 12 while he was leaving a mosque in Dhaka. He died on December 18 at a hospital in Singapore, where he had been flown for treatment. His death led to unrest in parts of Bangladesh, including incidents of violence against minority communities.
On Tuesday, police also said that a chargesheet…
Source: Activist Sharif Osman Hadi was killed due to Awami League’s political vendetta: Bangladesh police
