Bangladesh
Sharif Osman Hadi, who was shot last week, remains in an extremely critical condition while undergoing treatment in Singapore, according to a statement released on Wednesday by the Chief Adviser’s press wing.
The press wing said Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan personally visited Hadi, a frontline activist of the July mass uprising and spokesperson of the Inqilab Mancha, at the hospital where he is receiving treatment.
Later in the evening, Balakrishnan spoke by phone with Bangladesh’s interim government Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and briefed him on Hadi’s medical condition, stating that his condition was “extremely critical.”
The press wing added that Professor Yunus has urged the nation to remain calm and requested people to pray for Hadi’s recovery during this difficult time.
Sharif Osman Hadi, convenor of the Inqilab Mancha, had been campaigning as an independent candidate in the Dhaka-8 constituency ahead of the upcoming parliamentary election.
He was shot by assailants on Friday afternoon on Box Culvert Road in the capital’s Purana Paltan area. After being critically injured by a gunshot wound to the head, he was first taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital and later transferred to Evercare Hospital.
On Monday afternoon, Hadi was flown to Singapore by air ambulance for advanced medical treatment. He is accompanied by his brother, along with Bangladeshi doctors and nursing staff.
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