A Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of eight bank accounts belonging to Faisal Karim Masud, the prime suspect in the murder of Inqilab Manch spokesperson Shahid Sharif Osman Hadi, and his associates. The order was issued by Vacation Judge Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun of the Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge’s Court following a petition from the case’s investigating officer.

According to the Detective Branch, Hadi was shot on December 12 in the capital’s Paltan area and later died on December 18 while undergoing treatment in Singapore. Following his death, the case was reclassified as a murder under Section 302 of the Penal Code. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) reported over Tk 127 crore in suspicious transactions linked to Faisal and related individuals, prompting a separate money laundering probe. The court has also imposed a travel ban on Faisal.

Authorities are now examining the financial trail to determine possible links between the murder and alleged illicit fund movements. Further legal proceedings and forensic financial analyses are expected in the coming weeks.