Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis Amir Maulana Mamunul Haque has strongly condemned what he described as a brutal and repressive police attack on a peaceful sit-in organized by Inqilab Manch in Dhaka. The demonstration was held to demand justice and the arrest of those responsible for the killing of Shahid Sharif Osman Bin Hadi. In a statement to the media on Saturday, February 7, he expressed deep concern, saying that the use of force against a lawful and peaceful protest is unacceptable and represents a serious failure of state responsibility.

Haque stated that the people’s demand was for justice, arrest of the killers, and exemplary punishment, but instead of ensuring justice, the state resorted to repression against those seeking accountability. He warned that such police actions would only increase public anger and push the situation toward danger. He further urged law enforcement agencies to abandon authoritarian practices and act responsibly to protect citizens’ safety.

He demanded immediate medical care and security for the injured activists, accountability for those who ordered the attack, and a swift, impartial, and visible trial for Hadi’s murder.