Osman Hadi's final battle ends; janaza at Manik Mia after body arrives Friday

Inqilab Mancha spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi, who was critically injured in a gun attack on 12 December, has passed away while undergoing treatment at Singapore General Hospital.

Inqilab Mancha confirmed his death in a Facebook post on Thursday night (18 December). The body of the slain leader is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka from Singapore on Friday evening (19 December).

According to a schedule released by his platform, Inqilab Mancha, a commercial flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines is expected to depart Singapore at 3:50pm (local time) on Friday. The flight is scheduled to land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka in the evening.

Dr Md Abdul Ahad, resident physician of the Department of Neurosurgery at Dhaka Medical College Hospital and member secretary of the National Health Alliance (NHA), also said they have been informed that the body of Osman Hadi will be brought to Bangladesh tomorrow.

He also confirmed the timing shared by Inqilab Mancha, saying the expected time of arrival in Dhaka is 6:05pm.

According to Inqilab Mancha, Hadi's first namaz-e-janaza will be held at The Angullia Mosque in Singapore at 10am today.

In Bangladesh, his janaza will be held tomorrow (20 December) after Duhr prayers at Manik Mia Avenue in Dhaka.

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has already declared tomorrow a day of state mourning in honour of the slain leader.

Meanwhile, in a Facebook post, the BNP expressed deep sorrow over the death of Sharif Osman Hadi, who was an independent candidate for the Dhaka-8 constituency.

Earlier on Wednesday night, Singapore's Foreign Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan visited Hadi at the hospital and later called Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus at 9:40pm and informed him that Hadi's condition was very critical.

Hadi, who was a potential Dhaka-8 candidate for the upcoming national election, was shot in the head on Friday (12 December) in the Old Paltan area of the capital. An assailant fired at Osman Hadi from a motorcycle that had been following him from behind while he was travelling in a battery-powered rickshaw to conduct electioneering.

He was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where he underwent emergency brain surgery due to massive brain injury.

Doctors at DMCH described his condition as extremely critical, noting that the bullet entered above his left ear and exited through the right side of his head, affecting the brain stem.

He was later transferred to Evercare Hospital for advanced treatment and airlifted to Singapore on 15 December.

Law enforcement agencies have already identified Faisal Karim Masud as the shooter in the attack on Osman Hadi.

Police and the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) said Faisal's associate, Md Alamgir Sheikh, was riding the motorcycle used in the attack. Several investigation sources said both of them have fled to India after crossing the border illegally.

An attempted murder case was filed with Paltan Police Station on 14 December by Abdullah Al Jaber, member secretary of the Inqilab Mancha.

So far, police and RAB have detained and arrested 14 people in connection with the case on Osman Hadi. Among them are Faisal's father Md Humayun Kabir, 70, mother Mosammat Hashi Begum, 60, wife Saheda Parvin Samia, and brother-in-law Wahid Ahmed Sipu.