Omar Hadi, brother of the recently assassinated Bangladeshi student leader Sharif Osman Hadi, has issued a stark warning to the interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus. Omar Hadi stated that if justice for his brother’s killing is not swiftly delivered, the current administration risks facing a similar fate to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was compelled to flee Bangladesh in August 2024Sharif Osman Hadi, a prominent youth leader and convenor of the Inqilab Moncho, was a key figure in the student-led uprising that led to Sheikh Hasina’s resignation and exile last year He was shot on December 12 while campaigning for the upcoming general elections and succumbed to his injuries on December 18 Omar Hadi has directly accused a section within the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of orchestrating his brother’s assassination, alleging it was a deliberate attempt to derail the scheduled February elections. Addressing a “Shahidi Shopoth” (Martyr’s Oath) program in Dhaka, Omar Hadi demanded an immediate trial for the killers, emphasizing that failure to do so would harm the election environment and potentially lead to the government being forced to flee Bangladesh, much like HasinaThe assassination of Sharif Osman Hadi has intensified political tensions and sparked widespread protests across Bangladesh The Yunus government, which took charge after Hasina’s ouster, has announced a nationwide mourning for Hadi and vowed to thoroughly investigate his killing The Law Adviser has also stated that the murder case will be expedited under a Speedy Trial Tribunal, aiming for a conclusion within 90 days of the police submitting their report
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