Osman Hadi’s body arrives in Dhaka

The body of Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson of Inqilab Mancha, arrived in Dhaka on Friday evening (December 19).

According to a statement from the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing, the Bangladesh Biman Airlines flight BG-585 carrying Hadi’s body landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 5:48pm after departing from Singapore.

Earlier, the flight left Singapore’s Changi International Airport at 2:03pm Bangladesh time.

Hadi died at Singapore General Hospital at 9:45pm on Thursday after battling for life for seven days. He had earlier announced his intention to contest as a potential candidate in the Dhaka-8 constituency.

The government has declared a day of state mourning on Saturday in recognition of the death of the July mass uprising frontline activist.