Another suspect admits involvement in Hadi murder

Bangla Press Desk: Another accused, Rubel Ahmed, on Saturday (31 Jan) gave a confessional statement before a Dhaka court in a case filed over the murder of Inqilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman Bin Hadi.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Mahbubur Rahman recorded the statement and sent him to jail.

Earlier in the day, police produced the accused before the court and pleaded to record his statement after he voluntarily agreed to give it.

Earlier on 21 January, police arrsted Rubel from the South Keraniganj area of the capital. court granted a six-day remand for him on the following day and later granted further three-day remand on 28 January.

On 12 December 2025, Hadi, an independent candidate from the Dhaka-8 constituency, was shot in Dhaka’s Paltan area.

He died on 18 December 2025 while receiving treatment in Singapore.

On 14 December 2025, Abdullah Al Jaber, member secretary of Inqilab Moncho, filed an attempted murder case with Paltan Model Police Station over the incident which later turned into a murder case after the death of Hadi.

On 6 January, DB Inspector Faisal Ahmed, the investigation officer of the case, submitted a chargesheet against 17 accused, including Faisal Karim Masud alias Daud, and his associate Alamgir Hossain.

However, on 15 January, the plaintiff, Inqilab Moncho member secretary Abdullah Al Jaber filed a no-confidence (naraji) petition stating that the chargesheet skipped the main planners behind the killing.

Subsequently, the court directed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to investigate the case.

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