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 tonight (18 December).
Earlier on Wednesday night, Singapore’s Foreign Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan visited Hadi at the hospital and later called Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus at 9:40 pm 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 a 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.
