{"id":190645,"date":"2025-12-19T10:00:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T05:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=190645"},"modified":"2025-12-19T20:27:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T15:27:56","slug":"bangladesh-july-uprising-leader-sharif-osman-hadi-succumbs-to-gunshot-wounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2025\/12\/19\/bangladesh-july-uprising-leader-sharif-osman-hadi-succumbs-to-gunshot-wounds.html","title":{"rendered":"Bangladesh July uprising leader Sharif Osman Hadi succumbs to gunshot wounds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-190646\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/12\/2-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/12\/2-9.jpg 410w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/12\/2-9-295x220.jpg 295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/>Dhaka: Sharif Osman Hadi, a prominent student movement leader of last year\u2019s July Uprising in Bangladesh, succumbed to his injuries, days after being shot in broad daylight in Dhaka.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, Hadi, a leading figure of the student movement opposing the Sheikh Hasina Wajid government and spokesperson of the Inqilab Mancha, was shot on December 12 while travelling in a battery-powered auto-rickshaw in Dhaka\u2019s Paltan area. He had been battling for life at a hospital in Singapore since the attack and passed away on Thursday, December 18.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-190647\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/12\/03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"915\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/12\/03.jpg 915w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/12\/03-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/12\/03-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/12\/03-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px\" \/>Bangladesh\u2019s law enforcement agencies have identified Faisal Karim Masud, alias Daud Khan, a former leader of the now-banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), as the prime suspect in the killing. Authorities say the suspect has fled to India.Analysts say the timing and choice of target point to a dual-signalling strategy by the India-backed attacker. The attack took place on the very day the date for Bangladesh\u2019s general elections was announced, signalling an intent to intimidate the caretaker government and undermine prospects for genuinely independent elections. Observers argue it also served as a warning to young revolutionaries that a transformative political participation would come at a heavy cost. They added that the suspected killer\u2019s escape to India reinforces concerns of New Delhi\u2019s attempts to block elections and deter youth-led democratic change in Bangladesh.<\/p>\n<p>Experts view the killing as another attempt by India to obstruct the emergence of independent, people-centric politics in Bangladesh, noting that the rise of democracy in Bangladesh would weaken India\u2019s long-standing influence in the country and its dominance in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus expressed deep sorrow over Hadi\u2019s death, paying tribute to his struggle for people-centric politics. \u201cMay the Almighty Allah accept this immortal soldier of the struggle against fascism and hegemony as a martyr,\u201d Yunus said, adding that the nation stands united in prayer and remembrance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dhaka: Sharif Osman Hadi, a prominent student movement leader of last year\u2019s July Uprising in Bangladesh, succumbed to his injuries, days after being shot in broad daylight in Dhaka. According to Kashmir Media Service, Hadi, a leading figure of the student movement opposing the Sheikh Hasina Wajid government and spokesperson of the Inqilab Mancha, was &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":190646,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-190645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tie-world"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/12\/2-9.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=190645"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190645\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":190650,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190645\/revisions\/190650"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/190646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=190645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=190645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}