Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- nominated Dhaka-8 constituency candidate Mirza Abbas was barred from visiting bullet-injured Inqilab Mancha spokesperson and independent contestant Sharif Osman Hadi at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Friday afternoon.

Hadi, who was admitted to the hospital with bullet injuries, is now in critical condition and has been kept at the operation theatre, according to doctors.

Abbas arrived at the DMCH emergency gate around 4pm to see Hadi.

As he attempted to enter, several agitated Inqilab Mancha activists rushed toward him, prompting army personnel present there to escort him inside safely.

He left the hospital around 4:45pm but struggled to move through the heavy crowd gathered outside.

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