Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- With the final prayers for the funeral service for the slain Inqilab Moncho convenor, Sharif Osman Hadi, concluded on Bangladesh's Dhaka University campus on Saturday, the organisation rallied towards the Shahbagh area, issuing a 24-hour ultimatum to the country's Home Ministry, demanding a report on the progress of arrests of the killers of Osman Hadi.

From early morning, mourners arrived in groups at Manik Mia Avenue to pay their final tributes to Hadi, with some draping themselves in the country's national flag while others chanted slogans demanding justice for Hadi's killing.

Following the funeral, the Moncho demanded Bangladesh's Home Affairs Adviser, Retired Lt Gen. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury and the Chief Adviser's...