Days after the killing of Bangladesh’s student activist Sharif Osman Hadi, another NCP student leader has been shot at in Khulna city. The Dhaka Tribune reports that National Citizen Party (NCP) Khulna division chief and central organiser of Shramik Shakti, Motaleb Sikder, was shot in public in the city’s Sonadanga area around 11:45 am on Monday. Saif Newaz, organiser of the NCP Khulna city unit, told Prothom Alo that Sikder was recently involved in preparations for an upcoming divisional labour rally of the party. Hadi gained fame for his role during the 2024 student protests and uprising that led to the ouster of the then PM of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina. Hadi was shot on December 12 by masked assailants, and his shooters remain to be found.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 23, 2025 02:32 UTC