The interim government has formally asked the United Nations to support a fair, transparent, and swift investigation into the assassination of Sharif Osman Bin Hadi, a frontliner of the July uprising.
On instructions from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Bangladesh mission in Geneva sent a “Note Verbale” to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) there on Friday, formally requesting assistance in the investigation, as per a communication from the mission yesterday.
The mission will inform the ministry as soon as it receives a response from the OHCHR, added the letter sent to the foreign ministry by Bangladesh Ambassador in Geneva, Nahida Sobhan.
OHCHR is the principal UN entity dedicated to promoting and protecting all human rights. It works to strengthen international rights, supports treaty bodies, and conducts field operations to monitor and report on human rights.
On Friday, Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said the interim government remains steadfast in its commitment to ensuring justice in this case and will extend all possible cooperation to such an investigation.
On Thursday, Inqilab Moncho staged a sit-in near the chief adviser’s official residence, Jamuna, demanding an impartial investigation under United Nations supervision into the killing of Hadi, who was its spokesperson.
Hadi was shot in Dhaka on December 12 last year as he was preparing to run as an independent candidate from the Dhaka-8 constituency. He died at a Singapore hospital on December 18.
Following his death, a case was filed over attempted murder with Paltan Police Station on December 14, which was later converted into a murder case.
The case was subsequently transferred to the DB.