AS BANGLADESH’S political landscape turned volatile in recent days, Sharif Omar Hadi, the brother of slain Sharif Osman Hadi, has accused a vested quarter within the Muhammad Yunus-led interim Government of orchestrating the killing of his brother to derail the February 2026 polls, local media reported. Slamming the interim Government, during a programme organised by Inqilab Moncho outside the National Museum in Dhaka on Tuesday, spokesperson of the group Omar Hadi said, “It is you who had Osman Hadi killed, and now you are trying to foil election by using this as an issue.” Omar added that his brother supported holding the national election by February, the country’s leading newspaper, ‘The Daily Star’, reported. Inqilab Moncho Member Secretary Abdullah Al Jaber, while speaking at the rally, reiterated the 30-working-day ultimatum given to the interim Government to identify and arrest those responsible for the killing, first announced in a press statement earlier this week. 

 

 

AT LEAST 663 people were arrested by Bangladesh police across the country in 24 hours as part of ‘Operation Devil Hunt Phase-2’, a nationwide crackdown launched to restore law and order and recover illegal firearms, local media reported, citing a senior police official. Confirming the development, Assistant Inspector-General (Media & Public Relations) of Bangladesh Police Headquarters, AHM Shahadat Hossain, said that 663 people were taken into custody and nine firearms were recovered during the last 24 hours of the operation. As part of routine nationwide police operations, 26,881 motorcycles and 26,573 vehicles were searched, resulting in the seizure of 342 illegal motorcycles during the drive, Bangladeshi leading daily Dhaka Tribune reported. Last week, under ‘Operation Devil Hunt Phase-2’, police reportedly arrested at least 4,232 people across the country.