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Published : 12 Dec 2025, 11:18 PM
Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has spoken by phone with Omar bin Hadi, brother of Sharif Osman bin Hadi, the spokesman of Inqilab Moncho and a potential independent candidate for Dhaka-8 who was shot earlier in the day.
The interim prime minister contacted him at 9pm on Friday, expressing concern over the attack and giving assurances of full government support for Hadi’s treatment, according to his office.
“I have held an emergency meeting with several advisors along with police and security officials. Instructions have been issued to arrest those involved without delay,” Yunus said.
He added that the government would cover all treatment costs and arrange the “best care” at home or abroad.
“Hadi is someone dear to all of ‘us’. We pray for his swift recovery. We hope he returns to us soon,” the chief advisor said.
Calling the attack on Hadi a deliberate blow to the country’s “very existence”, Yunus promises such attacks would not be tolerated under any circumstances. He sees such attacks as an attempt to foil the parliamentary elections and the referendum on implementing the July Charter.
The Chief Advisor’s press wing said Yunus during the emergency meeting at the State Guest House Jamuna vowed to present the nation a peaceful election after tackling all obstruction, obviously using the collective strength of the masses.
After police briefed Yunus on their investigation, he instructed them to take necessary steps so that the assailants cannot leave the country.
He announced plans to launch a special hotline number within a few days to ensure prompt response to any untoward situations during the election period.
Osman Hadi was shot in the head in Dhaka’s Bijoynagar in the afternoon and moved from Dhaka Medical College Hospital to Evercare Hospital, where doctors say the bullet may have passed clean through his skull.
DMCH neurosurgeon Zahid Raihan, who operated on him, described his condition as “extremely critical” and said they cannot offer any hopeful updates.
