Dhaka, Dec. 16 -- Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson of Inqilab Mancha and an independent parliamentary aspirant for the Dhaka-8 constituency, was shifted to Singapore on Monday for advanced medical treatment as his condition remains critical following a daylight shooting in the capital.

An air ambulance carrying Hadi departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) for Singapore at 1:55pm, confirmed HSIA Executive Director Group Captain S M Ragib Samad. The aircraft had earlier landed at the airport at around 11:20am to transport him abroad.

Before departure, an ICU ambulance carrying Hadi entered the airport through Gate No. 8 shortly after 1:00pm. The decision to send Hadi overseas was taken late Sunday night during an emergency vir...