, Dec. 12 -- The shooting of Osman Hadi in the capital's busy Bijoynagar area is a "grave warning sign ahead of the national election," Islami Andolan Bangladesh said on Friday, demanding the immediate arrest of the shooter as well as those who ordered the attack.

In a statement issued today, the party's Joint Secretary General and spokesperson, Maulana Gazi Ataur Rahman, said Islami Andolan Bangladesh strongly condemns and expresses deep anger over the incident in which Osman Hadi of Inqilab Mancha was shot.

He said the party's Amir expressed concern immediately after hearing the news and has been closely monitoring the injured leader's treatment.

"We have repeatedly urged the government to restore law and order and crack down firmly ...