Inqilab Mancha takes ‘oath of martyrdom’ at Shahbagh demanding justice for Hadi’s murder
The programme was held in front of the National Museum in the afternoon where Inqilab Mancha Member Secretary Abdullah Al-Jaber administered the oath.
The Inqilab Mancha today (23 December) took an "oath of martyrdom" at Shahbagh in the capital in memory of Sharif Osman bin Hadi and demanded justice for his killing.
The programme was held in front of the National Museum in the afternoon where Inqilab Mancha Member Secretary Abdullah Al-Jaber administered the oath.
In a brief speech, Al-Jaber said Osman Hadi had spoken about Bangladesh's independence and sovereignty before his death.
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"We must remain prepared to continue the struggle. We will give blood again and again. If blood is needed to establish justice on the soil of Bengal, we will give it. And if blood must be taken, it will be taken. Blood cannot be repaid with civility," he said.
He added that the Inqilab Mancha would not betray the blood of Shaheed Osman Hadi.
Hadi did not believe in violence, Al-Jaber said, adding that around 1.5 million people attended his janaza. "If we had wanted, we could have called for retaliation then. We did not want violence," he said.
He said Inqilab Mancha would continue to speak out on issues of Bangladesh's independence and sovereignty.
"Bullets were not fired, only aiming at Osman Hadi. They were fired at Bangladesh. Even if all of us are killed, if one person remains alive on this land, justice will be served," he said.
Al-Jaber alleged that if the government considers Inqilab Mancha a threat, then "the government itself is an enemy of Bangladesh and an enemy of justice".
Regarding the trial of Hadi's killing, he reiterated the demand for an investigation conducted through a foreign intelligence agency and the case be tried under the Speedy Trial Tribunal within 30 working days.
He alleged that there were plans to send Hadi's killers abroad amid political developments and claimed that powerful individuals were behind the killing, which is why the accused are not being brought before the public.
Al-Jaber also announced that continuous programmes would be launched across the country after 25 December.
He said Bangladesh is passing through a critical phase and warned that failure to confront the situation would render the 2024 July Uprising meaningless. "We will not allow that to happen," he said.
