""Sharif Osman Hadi"" The Student leader Of Bangladesh

 Sharif Osman Hadi (30 June 1993 – 18 December 2025) was a prominent Bangladeshi political activist, poet, and spokesperson for the youth-led cultural and political platform Inqilab Moncho. He gained national recognition as a key figure in the 2024 "July Uprising" that led to the ousting of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

He was the co-founder and spokesperson of Inqilab Moncho. After the July Revolution, he became a figure in youth-led movements, noted for his opposition to what he termed Indian hegemony in Bangladesh, his advocacy regarding the July martyrs, and his participation in the Awami League ban protests. 

He acted as a spokesperson for Inquilab Mancha, or “Platform for Revolution”, and was planning to stand as a member of parliament for the Dhaka-8 constituency in the Bijoynagar area of the city in the upcoming elections, expected in February 2026.

Political Profile

Activism: Hadi was a vocal critic of the Awami League government and what he described as "Indian hegemony" in Bangladesh. He advocated for justice for the martyrs of the July revolution and was known for his confrontational nationalism.

Electoral Aspirations: At the time of his death, he was an independent candidate for the Dhaka-8 constituency in the national elections scheduled for February 2026.

Affiliations: He was a co-founder of Inqilab Moncho, a platform born out of the 2024 student-led protests.

Assassination and Death

The Incident: On December 12, 2025, Hadi was shot in the head at close range by masked gunmen in the Paltan area of Dhaka as he was leaving a mosque.

Medical Treatment: After receiving initial treatment in Dhaka, he was airlifted to Singapore General Hospital for advanced care.

Death: He succumbed to his injuries on December 18, 2025, at the age of 32.

National Impact and Unrest

Mass Protests: His assassination triggered widespread violent protests across Bangladesh, including arson attacks on the offices of leading newspapers like The Daily Star and Prothom Alo, which some protesters accused of being pro-India.

State Mourning: Interim leader Muhammad Yunus described his death as an "irreparable loss for the nation" and declared a day of national mourning on December 20, 2025.

Funeral: Thousands attended his funeral prayers at the National Parliament House on December 20.

Allegations: His brother, Sharif Omar bin Hadi, has accused sections within the interim government of orchestrating the killing to disrupt the upcoming elections.    

Hadi was also an outspoken critic of India, where Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled following the uprising last year, and its influence on domestic politics in Bangladesh.

The outlet reported that 28 journalists and staff members were trapped in the burning building for four hours.

Soldiers and paramilitary border guards were deployed outside the two buildings to monitor the situation, but did not immediately take any action to disperse the protesters.

Local media reported that protesters threw stones at the Assistant High Commission of India in Chittagong on Thursday.

Following the news of Hadi’s death, violent protests broke out in Dhaka and other parts of the country on Thursday and were continuing on Friday.

Protesters are demanding the resignation of the heads of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Law, accusing the authorities of failing to ensure Hadi’s security. They also demand the return of the gunmen, who many believe have fled to India.

Reporting from Dhaka, Al Jazeera’s Tanvir Chowdhury said: “It’s mostly students, but also people from all walks of life, with some political party elements as well.

“Their main slogan is ‘We want justice’ for the killer of Osman Hadi.

“They’re saying the gunman must be brought to justice as soon as possible, or they will continue to protest.”

One group of protesters gathered outside the head office of the country’s leading Bengali-language Prothom Alo daily, which they view as taking a pro-India editorial line, in Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar area. They then surged into the building, according to online portals of various leading media outlets.

A few hundred metres (yards) away, another group of protesters pushed into the premises of the Daily Star, also viewed as pro-India, and set fire to the building.

and described Hadi’s death as “an irreparable loss for the nation”.

“The country’s march towards democracy cannot be halted through fear, terror, or bloodshed,” he said in a televised speech on Thursday.

The government also announced special prayers at mosques after Friday prayers and a half-day of mourning on Saturday.

“We are deeply saddened by the death of Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson of Inqilab Manch and independent candidate for Dhaka-8 constituency,” the acting chairman of the Bangladesh National Party (BNP), Tareq Rahman, wrote on Facebook.

In a news statement to local media reports, the National Citizen Party (NCP) said it was “deeply saddened” by Hadi’s death and expressed condolences to his family. 

He died in a hospital in Singapore, where he was receiving treatment after being wounded in an assassination attempt on December 12. He was shot in the head by two assailants on a motorcycle, which pulled up beside the battery-powered auto-rickshaw he was travelling in. He was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

Hadi was found to have suffered brain stem damage and was transferred from Dhaka to Singapore General Hospital’s neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit (ICU) on December 15 for treatment.

“Despite the best efforts of the doctors … Hadi succumbed to his injuries,” Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Thursday.

In a Facebook post late on Thursday, Inqilab Mancha announced: “In the struggle against Indian hegemony, Allah has accepted the great revolutionary Osman Hadi as a martyr.”

On Friday, groups of mourners began to assemble in the Shahbag neighbourhood in central Dhaka, awaiting Hadi’s body, which was expected in the capital in the evening, Al Jazeera’s Moudud Ahmmed Sujan reported from Dhaka.

Later, Inqilab Mancha wrote on Facebook that a vehicle carrying the body of its former spokesperson was heading to Shahbag in central Dhaka.

At the family’s request, Hadi’s body was not taken directly to Dhaka University Central Mosque right away, as the group had reported earlier, but would be taken there on Saturday 

He will remain in the hearts of all Bengalis forever with deep purity.