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from bangladesh political instability The situation worsened on Monday after a prominent student leader was shot in the head by unidentified assailants in the southern city of Khulna.
According to Bangladeshi media, Muhammad Motaleb Sikdar, central organizer of the labor wing of the National Citizen Party, was attacked in Sonadanga at around 11.45 am.
He was taken to Khulna Medical College Hospital and later shifted to a private diagnostic center for a CT scan.
Saif Nawaz, an organizer of the student-led party’s Khulna metropolitan unit, said Mr Sikdar was a central organizer and divisional convenor of the party’s labor platform, Jatiya Shramik Shakti. He was involved in preparations for an upcoming labor rally when he was shot.
Sorga said the investigation is ongoing.
Doctors told local media that the bullet passed through one side of Mr Sikdar’s ear and out the other, putting him out of immediate danger. However, he was still under surveillance.
A wave came after the attack Last week’s assassination of Sharif Osman Hadi sparked unrest, 32, a radical leader and spokesperson of the Manch Inquilab Manch.
Hadi, who rose to prominence during the rebellion that ousted the 2024 Sheikh Hasina’s government, Was shot by masked gunmen in Dhaka on 12 December while campaigning for Upcoming elections. He was airlifted after initial treatment in the capital. SingaporeWhere he died on 18 December.
News of his death sparked violent demonstrations across Bangladesh, with mobs setting fire to and vandalizing buildings, including the offices of top newspapers. prothom hello And The Daily Star,
Protesters also targeted properties linked to Ms Hasina’s Awami League party and attempted to march towards Indian diplomatic missions in Dhaka, Rajshahi and Chattogram. Police used tear gas to disperse the crowd at many places.
Authorities confirmed at least one communal killing during the unrest, after Dipu Chandra Das, a Hindu man, was beaten to death by a mob in Mymensingh for alleged blasphemy.
Bangladesh’s interim ruler Muhammad Yunus declared a day of national mourning following Hadi’s death. His last rites were performed at Dhaka University.
As the South Asian country prepares for parliamentary elections in February, tensions are at a high point.
The National Citizen Party, which emerged from last year’s mass movement, includes groups that repeatedly issue anti-India statements.
After Hadi was shot, a party leader publicly threatened to support anti-Delhi forces.
“Seven Sisters will secede from India,” Hasnat Abdullah said at a protest rally, referring to the neighboring country’s seven northeastern states.
India denied that it was harboring those responsible for Hadi’s killing.
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs said, “We expect the interim government of Bangladesh to take all necessary steps to ensure internal law and order, including with a view to conducting peaceful elections.”
Bangladeshi police said they had no confirmed information about the whereabouts of Hadi’s attackers, nor any evidence that they had left the country.