Published : 22 Dec 2025, 01:59 AM
Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 02:54 PM
Police are still unaware of the whereabouts of Faisal Karim, key suspect in the killing of Sharif Osman bin Hadi, though nine days have passed since he was shot in Dhaka.
At a joint media briefing held at the Secretariat on Sunday evening, representatives from police headquarters, the Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Police (DMP), Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) said they are making “maximum efforts” to apprehend Faisal.
The event was organised to brief the media on the second phase of the joint operation Devil Hunt.
rgaon after shooting Hadi to hide his firearm and ammunition.
After handing his father the bag containing the firearm used in the murder, which was meant to be transferred to his brother-in-law Wahid Ahmed Shipu, Faisal had left for Savar in a CNG-run autorickshaw.
The bag was eventually dumped into Toruar Beel, from where the firearm was later recovered.
BGB’s Sector Commander in Mymensingh Col Sarkar Mohammad Mustafizur Rahman said they heightened border watch and are looking for a major human trafficker.
He said several human traffickers had already been arrested.
Osman Hadi was shot at close range in Dhaka’s Bijoynagar while he was travelling in a rickshaw to join his election campaign on Dec 12.
Faisal was reportedly riding pillion on the motorcycle from which he shot Osman Hadi in the head.
Hadi was first taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital. After surgery, he was shifted to Evercare Hospital. On Dec 15, Hadi was taken to Singapore, where he passed away on Dec 18.
An Inqilab Moncho member Abdullah Al Jaber filed a case over the incident on Dec 14 at Paltan Police Station. The case named Faisal and others as suspects.
