There was a burglary on Friday night at the village home of Sharif Osman Hadi, a potential independent candidate for Dhaka-8 and spokesperson of Inquilab Mancha who rose to prominence during the July 2024 Uprising against the Awami League regime, in Nalchiti, Jhalokathi.
The incident took place Friday night in the Khasmahal area of the town, confirmed by Hadi’s cousin, Sirajul Islam.
He said that taking advantage of the house being empty, intruders broke a window to enter. The total value of the stolen items is yet to be determined.
Nalchiti police officer-in-charge Ariful Alam confirmed the incident, stating, “We have visited the scene, and those responsible will be brought under the law swiftly.”
Earlier on Friday, around 2:15 pm, Osman Hadi was shot by assailants while traveling in a rickshaw in front of the water tank in Bijoynagar, Dhaka. Two individuals on a motorcycle fired at him from close range before fleeing the scene. Hadi was rushed to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital in critical condition and later transferred to Evercare Hospital in the capital, where he is currently receiving intensive care (ICU) treatment.
Hadi’s family members, upon learning of the attack, left for Dhaka on the same afternoon.