'Cancel Work Permits For Indians': Osman Hadi's Student Group Issues Ultimatum To Yunus Govt

Last Updated:December 29, 2025, 20:23 IST

Inqilab Moncho announced a four-point demand, which included a 24-day ultimatum for the government to complete trial proceedings against those responsible for Hadi’s killing.

Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus (Image: Reuters/File)

The student wing of Osman Hadi has demanded the suspension of work permits for Indian nationals in Bangladesh, warning the Yunus-led interim government of strict action if progress is not made in the investigation into Hadi’s killing.

The call comes after Bangladesh police said that the alleged killers of Hadi, a vocal critic of India, had fled to India. On Sunday, Senior Dhaka Metropolitan Police officer SN Nazrul Islam said that suspects Faisal Karim Masud and Alamgir Sheikh crossed the Haluaghat border into India shortly after the December 12 attack. They were allegedly received by two Indian citizens at the border, who escorted them into Meghalaya and handed them over to accomplices.

Shortly after the police statment, Inqilab Moncho, Hadi’s student platform, issued a four-point ultimatum. The demands included a 24-day deadline for the government to complete trial proceedings against Hadi’s killers.

The group also threatened that, if the suspects were not returned within 24 hours or if no official statement about their stay in India was issued, the work permits of Indian nationals in Bangladesh should be revoked.

Additionally, the organisation called for a case to be filed against India at the Court of Justice if the fugitives were not repatriated, and for those hiding within the Civil Military Intelligence involved in the killing to be identified and brought to justice.

Hadi, who was shot by masked assailants in Dhaka on December 13 and later died in Singapore, had been a prominent figure in last year’s mass uprising. His death has triggered daily protests across the country, with demonstrators blocking intersections, torching several buildings, and targeting media outlets and cultural institutions perceived to favour India.

Since Friday, Inqilab Moncho has maintained a blockade at Dhaka’s Shahbagh intersection, enforcing it daily from 2 pm. Women and children have joined the sit-ins, and organisers have arranged spaces for their participation. Similar demonstrations have been reported in Sylhet and other divisional cities.

(With inputs from agencies)

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