Sharif Osman Hadi, an independent candidate for Dhaka-8 constituency and spokesperson of Inquilab Moncho, was shot and injured in the capital’s Bijoynagar area on Friday afternoon. According to police at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, armed assailants opened fire on Hadi while he was campaigning, after which he was rushed to the hospital’s emergency unit around 2:35 p.m. The incident has sparked strong condemnation from the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). JCD President Rakibul Islam Rakib and General Secretary Nasir Uddin Nasir denounced the attack on social media, calling it a cowardly attempt to derail the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election. They demanded immediate arrest of the attackers and urged the interim government and Election Commission to ensure safety for candidates and voters. The shooting, occurring just a day after the election schedule announcement, has raised concerns over political violence and security during the campaign period. Authorities have yet to identify the perpetrators, while calls for stronger election-time law enforcement continue to grow.