Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- BNP senior leader Mirza Abbas on Saturday said the gun attack on Inqilab Mancha convener Sharif Osman bin Hadi ahead of the election was not an isolated event but part of a wider conspiracy.

"This incident is not separate. First, Ershad Ullah was attacked in Chattogram, and now Hadi has been targeted in Dhaka. These are small episodes of a much larger plot. More details will emerge in the coming days," Abbas said.

He made the remarks while addressing a protest rally in front of the BNP's central office at Nayapaltan. The programme was organised by the BNP Dhaka South City unit to protest the attacks on Hadi and Ershad Ullah and to demand swift justice.

Referring to the earlier shooting of Ershad Ullah in Chattogram, A...