Dhaka, Dec 29 (NationPress) Muhammad Yunus, who serves as the Chief Advisor of the interim government in Bangladesh, seems to be facilitating or at least tolerating hardline Islamic agendas alongside ministers and bureaucrats. The report highlights how the administration is significantly swayed by extremist radical factions such as Jamaat-e-Islami and Hizb-ut-Tahrir.

The report further mentions that the assassination of Sharif Osman Hadi, the spokesperson for the radical platform Inqilab Moncha, poses serious questions regarding the Yunus-led interim government, which stands to gain from the turmoil, as well as the potential loss of more lives in Bangladesh in the forthcoming months.

Hadi had a background in Islamic religious education and had generated media attention for over a year due to his hardline television appearances, incitement against journalists and political commentators, and attacks on the symbols of the Liberation War. He was also known for advocating a vision of a 'Greater Bangladesh' that would include parts of India, as highlighted in a report by Northeast News.

On December 11, the Yunus administration made public the election schedule for February 12, 2026. Following this, Hadi announced his intention to run as an Independent Candidate from Dhaka-8, a constituency under the representation of BNP leader Mirza Abbas. The very next day, he was shot point-blank in the head by a motorcycle-borne assailant in broad daylight.

According to video evidence, the shooter was linked to a group with which Hadi had previously been affiliated. However, police investigations later identified the assailant as a former low-level leader of the Awami League student wing, accused of armed robbery after the ousting of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August 2024, and subsequently released on bail. This raises troubling questions about the political dynamics at play.

The report also notes that prisons are overcrowded with elderly inmates while courts operate under executive influence, granting bail only on directives. This leads to the pressing question of how an accused robber was able to secure bail.

Given the Yunus administration's history of granting bail or dropping charges against numerous convicted terrorists, the report raises concerns about whether the assailant was part of a faction trusted by the interim government.

At a moment when Awami League activists faced severe crackdowns, how could a party-affiliated individual risk committing armed robbery? Was the accusation fabricated, or was he an Islamist acting under the Awami umbrella, similar to many student leaders during the protests of July 2024? Furthermore, several leaders from the NCP previously belonged to the Awami student front. Jamaat activists, who later secured victories in university elections, also operated within Awami structures. Jamaat itself has acknowledged involvement in orchestrating the protests while working covertly.