Sharif Osman Hadi. File PhotoDHAKA, Dec 20, 2025 (BSS) – The nation is observing a one-day state mourning today following the death of Shaheed Sharif Osman Hadi, the fearless frontline fighter of the July Uprising and spokesperson of the Inqilab Mancha. Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus declared the state mourning on Thursday night. Hadi, also an aspiring independent candidate for Dhaka-8, was shot on December 12 while he was on a battery-run auto-rickshaw in the city's Paltan area. Hadi is regarded as “an immortal soldier of the struggle against fascism and hegemony”.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha December 20, 2025 10:46 UTC