Independent Dhaka-8 parliamentary candidate and Inquilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman Bin Hadi was critically injured in a gun attack on Friday. He is currently receiving treatment at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka. Reports reveal that authorities were previously warned about possible assassination attempts on several July Movement leaders, including Hadi, National Citizen Party organizer Hasnat Abdullah, and Amar Bangladesh Party secretary general Barrister Asaduzzaman Fuad. Despite credible intelligence shared by a UK-based lawyer, no preventive measures were taken. The lawyer, who claimed to have links with international security agencies, said he provided the government with detailed evidence of the threats in September. Fuad confirmed that they had repeatedly urged the authorities to launch a major anti-terror operation before the election, warning that isolated arrests would not ensure safety. Police sources suspect the involvement of an overseas-based hitman known as Philip, alias Garo Philip, and have launched a manhunt. Government officials have yet to comment publicly, though the Inspector General of Police stated that no such prior warning had been received. The incident has raised serious concerns about political security ahead of the national elections.