Shaheed Osman Hadi laid to rest beside Nazrul’s grave

Shaheed Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson of Inqilab Moncho, has been laid to eternal rest beside the grave of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam near Dhaka University’s central mosque. He was buries at about 3:30PM on Saturday.

Earlier, his namaz-e-janaza was held around 2:30PM at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.Hadi’s elder brother Abu Bakar Siddique, the principal of Baghia Al Amin Kamil Madrasa in Barishal, administered the janaza.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, advisers and leaders and activists of BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, Inquilab Moncho, National Citizens Party (NCP) and the chiefs of the three services, among others, attended the namaz-e-janaza.

Sharif Osman Hadi died on Thursday night at Singapore General Hospital while undergoing treatment there. After news of his death spread, tensions escalated at different areas of Dhaka.

Hadi, also a prospective candidate for Dhaka-8 seat, was shot on December 12 while participating in an outreach campaign in the Bijoynagar area of the capital. He sustained critical head injuries and was first taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where he underwent surgery, before being transferred to Evercare Hospital.

He was later flown to Singapore by air ambulance for advanced treatment, where he eventually succumbed to his injuries.