Published : 26 Dec 2025, 10:11 PM
Updated : 28 Aug 2026, 01:31 AM
Inqilab Moncho has announced that it will continue the blockade at Shahbagh in Dhaka until justice is ensured in the killing of its leader Sharif Osman bin Hadi.
On Friday, the platform’s Member Secretary Abdullah Al Jaber said they would remain on the streets until all perpetrators behind the murder are arrested.
Protesters gathered after Jummah prayers to begin the sit-in and continued to occupy the area through the night.
The blockade has brought traffic in the key intersection to a standstill, with only limited movement on surrounding roads.
“The blockade will continue [on Saturday]. People are coming from all over Bangladesh,” Jaber said in the evening.
Fatima Tasnim, Inqilab Moncho’s leader and DUCSU Liberation War and democratic movement secretary, told bdnews24.com at 8pm: “We will remain here all night. If the cold increases, however, we may reconsider the duration.”
A university leader associated with the platform confirmed the protest will continue on Saturday.
During the programme, Hadi’s brother Sharif Omar bin Hadi said: “The government has shown no interest in justice. Hadi’s trial is now the demand of 180 million Bangladeshis. We will not return home until justice is delivered.
“We may announce tougher actions if forced. We want to make clear before the situation worsens, do not compel us to blockade the Cantonment or [State Guest House Jamuna].”
Hadi was shot on Dec 12 in the capital’s Bijoynagar by assailants on a moving motorcycle. He was treated at Dhaka Medical College Hospital and Evercare Hospital Dhaka before being flown to Singapore, where he died on Dec 19.
On Tuesday, his platform’s members took a “Shaheedi oath” pledging to ensure Hadi’s murder trial is completed within 30 working days and to work towards a “justice-based” Bangladesh.
