Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- Police have recovered the motorcycle used in the attack on Inqilab Moncho Convenor Sharif Osman Hadi.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, Dhaka Metropolitan Police said the motorcycle involved in the shooting had been recovered, along with a fake number plate that had been used at the time of the attack.

The number plate was found inside a manhole, police said.

Hadi, who rose to prominence during last year's July Uprising and the movement calling for a ban on the Awami League, had announced his intention to run as an independent candidate from the Dhaka-8 constituency in the upcoming election.

He was attacked on Dec 12 while campaigning in the capital's Bijoynagar area.

According to police, he was travelling in a mo...