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Published : 15 Jan 2026, 01:36 PM
The plaintiff in the murder case of Sharif Osman bin Hadi has expressed dissatisfaction with the charge sheet submitted by the Detective Branch (DB) of police, saying it fails to identify the main suspects or planners behind the killing.
Inqilab Moncho Member Secretary Abdullah Al Jaber submitted the no-confidence petition on Thursday to the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Jashita Islam in Dhaka.
Advocate Mustafizur Rahman Mukul, representing Jaber, told the court that the chargesheet fails to identify those responsible for planning the killing.
He added that the investigation “was carried out as a formality and does not name the prime suspects”.
The case had previously been set for a hearing on Monday, when Jaber sought two days to review the chargesheet. The court granted the request and fixed Thursday for taking cognisance of the chargesheet.
Hadi, who came to prominence during the July Uprising and the movement demanding a ban on the Awami League, had announced plans to contest the parliamentary polls as an independent candidate from the Dhaka-8 constituency.
Hadi was attacked in Bijoynagar on Dec 12 last year. He was riding in a rickshaw when an assailant riding pillion on a motorcycle shot him in the head.
Gravely injured, Hadi was first taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital. He was later shifted to Evercare Hospital.
He was flown to Singapore by air ambulance on Dec 15. He died while undergoing treatment there on Dec 18.
Al Jaber lodged an attempt-to-murder case with Paltan Police on Dec 14 with the family’s consent in connection with the attack on Hadi.
The murder charge under Section 302 was later added.
The investigation was initially handled by police at the local station before being transferred to the DB.
After completing the probe, the DB submitted a chargesheet on Jan 6, naming 17 suspects, including former DNCC ward councillor Taizul Islam Chowdhury Bappi and former Bangladesh Chhatra League activist Faisal Karim Masud.
In the chargesheet, DB Inspector Faisal Ahmed said an analysis of the suspects’ political affiliations and Hadi’s public political statements suggested the killing was carried out of “political animosity”.
It also claimed that the attack was aimed at “disrupting” election and creating fear among voters, alleging that Faisal and his associates infiltrated Hadi’s campaign as part of a premeditated plan.
