Emranul Chowdhury

The assassination attempt on Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson of Inquilab Mancha and a prospective candidate for the Dhaka-8 constituency, has been carried out at a time when the much-needed poll schedule was just announced. The incident has raised renewed concern, uncertainty and tension among the political leadership. Ahead of the elections, questions have started to be raised in the political arena about the law and order situation, the safety of candidates and the overall electoral environment.

Independent candidate and Inqilab Mancha spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi was shot while attending an election rally in Bijoynagar in the capital. He was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital soon after the attack. He is currently being shifted to Evercare Hospital in the capital. Doctors said that the bullet entered Hadi's head from one side and exited from the other, which is considered a very complex and life-threatening injury. A tense situation has developed across the country over this attack.

Last hours of Independence December 12, 1971. Just four days before the independence, the battlefield in Bangladesh reached its peak of maximum tension. The Indo-Bangladesh joint forces surrounded Dhaka from all sides. The defenses of the Pakistani forces collapsed; most of the areas of the country was declared a liberated area. In the international arena, the independence of Bangladesh was practically certain—this was the most important day just before the victory.