Bangladesh Unrest: Political Leader Motaleb Sikder Shot At In Khulna Amid Protests | World News
Bangladesh Protests: Motaleb Sikder, political leader of Jatiya Sramik Shakti of the National Citizen Party (NCP), was shot in Khulna on Monday. This incident was the second high-profile shooting in the country, following the earlier killing of student leader and Inqilab Moncho convenor Sharif Osman Hadi.
Motaleb Shikdar was shot in broad daylight in Khulna and was admitted to Khulna Medical College Hospital in a critical condition around noon, news agency ANI reported, citing BD News.
According to police officials, the shooting took place shortly before noon in the Sonadanga area of the city.
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The incident of the clash was also confirmed by NCP Joint Chief Organizer Mahmudah Mitu, who shared the incident on social media and shared a photo showing Shikdar being injured.
“Motaleb Shikdar, president of NCP’s Khulna chapter and central organizer of NCP Sramik Shakti, was shot recently,” he said.
Killing of Dipu Chandra Das in Bangladesh
This comes at a time when Bangladesh is witnessing renewed unrest and protests leading to targeted violence. Hindu religious organizations and minority rights groups staged a demonstration in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka to condemn the lynching and murder of Dipu Chandra Das, a young Hindu in Mymensingh, over allegations of rising religious extremism, attacks on minorities and administrative inaction.
Explaining the reason for the protest, one of the demonstrators was quoted by ANI as saying, “Although we have been protesting for a long time, today’s meeting has a special context. Today, a completely innocent person from the religious minority community was brutally murdered by religious fanatics.”
Commenting on the victim, the protesters said: “Dipu Chandra Das was working in Mymensingh, Bhaluka. He was recently promoted due to his hard work and dedication.”
Protesters alleged that Dipu Das was falsely accused of religious blasphemy before he was lynched.
Osman Hadi was shot in Bangladesh
The situation in Bangladesh further escalated following the murder of young activist Osman Hadi, who was shot at point-blank range while traveling in a rickshaw in Dhaka’s Bijoynagar area on December 12 and later died on December 18 after being taken to Singapore for treatment, ANI reported.
Following Hadi’s death, activists gathered at Dhaka’s Shahbagh intersection, triggering protests and unrest in the capital as calls for justice intensified.
(with ANI entries)
