United News of Bangladesh

Home Affairs Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Monday (December 22, 2025) said investigators have made ‘significant progress’ in the probe into the murder of Inquilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman Bin Hadi, warning that no one involved in the killing would be spared. “The interim government, including the Ministry of Home Affairs, is giving the highest priority to bringing those involved in the murder of Hadi, a frontline fighter of the July uprising, to justice,” he told reporters after a meeting on the law and order situation at the Secretariat. Warning that no one involved would be spared, the adviser said 10 people have already been arrested in connection with the murder by joint forces. Those arrested include Shaheda Parveen Samia, wife of Faisal Karim, the alleged mastermind of the killing, along with his parents, brother-in-law Wahid Ahmed Shipu, and motorcycle owner Abdul Hannan, he said. Read more: Bangladesh provides gunmen for 20 individuals on hit lists Besides, he said, the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has arrested five associates of broker gang leader Philip, including his wife and father-in-law, on suspicion of involvement in the incident and handed them over to the police. Law enforcement agencies have also recovered the motorcycle used in the murder, two foreign pistols, two magazines, 41 rounds of ammunition and a toy pistol. He also noted that police, RAB and BGB jointly briefed the media on the latest developments at a press conference at the Home Ministry on Sunday. When asked about the whereabouts of the killer, Jahangir Alam said, “If we knew where he was, he would have already been arrested.” Responding to a question on whether the mastermind was in the country or abroad, he said, “He could be either inside the country or outside. If his exact location were known, he would have been caught.” Read more: Inqilab Moncho to hold protest rally demanding immediate arrest of Hadi's killers Asked whether the suspect left the country through legal or illegal means, the adviser said he did not leave through any legal channel. “I cannot say, whether he went through the illegal route or not.” Osman Hadi, also a prospective candidate for Dhaka-8, was shot in the head on December 12 while travelling in a rickshaw on Culvert Road in Dhaka’s Puratan Paltan. For advanced treatment, he was airlifted to Singapore, where he succumbed to his injuries on the night of December 18. Later, he was laid to rest beside the grave of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam near the Dhaka University Central Mosque at around 3:30 pm on Saturday. Read more: Hadi murder trial under Speedy Trial Tribunal: Asif Nazrul