Bangladesh police say Sharif Osman Hadi killed in political vengeance; 17 charged

The police in Bangladesh on Tuesday alleged that activist Sharif Osman Hadi was killed on the instructions of leaders linked to the now-banned political party, the Awami League and its student wing, the Chhatra League, Bangladeshi newspaper The Business Standard reported.

Police said that the killing was the result of “political vendetta”.

Additional Commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Detective Branch Mohammed Shafiqul Islam said that Hadi had criticised the past activities of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League and its student wing, the Chhatra League.

He was quoted as saying: “His outspoken remarks angered leaders and activists of Chhatra League and its affiliated organisations.”