Inqilab Mancha leader Sharif Osman Hadi was laid to rest beside the grave of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam near the Dhaka University Central Mosque. Hadi was buried beside the mosque beside Kazi Nazrul Islam’s grave at around 3:30pm. A state mourning is being observed today over the death of Osman Hadi. Osman Hadi, also a prospective candidate for Dhaka-8, was shot in the head on December 12 while travelling in a rickshaw on Culvert Road in Puratan Paltan. Osman Hadi was shot a day after the Election Commission announced that the next national election would take place on February 12.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 20, 2025 10:23 UTC