Dhaka, Dec. 20 -- The body of Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson of the Inqilab Mancha and a prominent figure of the July Uprising, arrived in Dhaka on Friday evening in a coffin draped with the national flag, plunging the nation into grief a day after his death in Singapore while undergoing treatment for gunshot wounds.
According to the Chief Adviser's Press Wing, the Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying Hadi's body landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 5:48pm on Friday.
As the coffin was brought out of the aircraft, advisers of the interim government and leaders from various political parties paid their respects, reflecting the widespread political and public significance of Hadi's life and death.
Among those present at...