Bangladesh Youth Leader Dies in Singapore After Being Shot by Masked OTK in Dhaka

JAKARTA - A Bangladeshi youth leader who was wounded in a killing attempt last week died in a Singapore hospital.

Sharif Osman Hadi, 32, was shot by an unidentified person (OTK) wearing a mask as he left a mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 11.

Citing AFP, Friday, December 19, the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed Hadi's death today, Friday, December 19 and stated that it would help repatriate his body to Bangladesh.

Hadi is a candidate in Bangladesh's parliamentary elections in February 2026 and a senior leader of the Inqilab Mancha student protest group.

He was flown to Singapore for treatment after being shot on Monday this week.

Bangladesh's interim leader, Muhammad Yunus, confirmed the death, calling it an "irreplaceable loss for the nation".

"The country's journey towards democracy cannot be stopped through fear, terror, or bloodshed," Yunus said in a televised speech.