Last Updated:December 29, 2025, 18:52 IST As per sources, Osman Hadi criticised Awami League, and challenged the BNP leadership, making him politically unpredictable ahead of 2026 polls. Sharif Osman Hadi died while undergoing treatment in Singapore, days after he was shot in the head in Dhaka. (File) Top intelligence sources have told CNN-News18 that the assassination of Sharif Osman Hadi, the convener of Inquilab Mancha and one of the organisers of the July uprising, was used to mobilise street protests and fuel agitation against India, rather than being the result of an ideological rivalry. As per sources, Hadi was no longer aligned with any single political party or political patron. As a spokesperson of Inqilab Moncho, he had criticised the Awami League, challenged the BNP leadership and refused backing from Jamaat, making him politically unpredictable ahead of Bangladesh’s 2026 elections. Sources told CNN-News18 that Hadi’s death helped street mobilisation, media intimidation, and justification for emergency-style governance. Various intel inputs suggested that many political parties had begun viewing the student leader as disruptive by late 2025. …