Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- Doctors at Dhaka Medical College Hospital say the bullet that struck Sharif Osman bin Hadi may have passed clean through his skull.

Zahid Raihan, the neurosurgeon who operated on him, says Hadi is in "extremely critical" condition and that they are unable to offer any hopeful updates.

The convenor of the Inquilab Mancha platform and a potential independent contender for Dhaka-8 was shifted from Dhaka Medical College Hospital to Evercare Hospital around 8pm on Friday.

Earlier, Zahid said: "Hadi suffered two cardiac arrests. He has lost a massive amount of blood. Even after the surgery, blood was coming out of his nose and mouth. We cannot say anything optimistic about this patient.

"He is in the worst possible conditi...