The interim government of Bangladesh has decided to request the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to conduct an investigation into the killing of Shahid Sharif Osman Hadi. Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam confirmed on Thursday that the government will formally propose the inquiry as soon as possible. He stated that the administration is committed to ensuring full justice in the case and will extend full cooperation to any such investigation.

Earlier, the Inquilab Moncho organization and members of Hadi’s family had demanded a UN-led probe to ensure impartiality. They held a sit-in protest in front of the Chief Adviser’s residence, Jamuna, joined by Hadi’s wife, Inquilab Moncho’s member secretary Abdullah Al Jaber, and Dhaka University unit convener Fatima Tasnim Juma. Protesters expressed concern that justice might not be served after the interim government’s tenure ends and urged Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus to send a formal request to the UN.

Hadi was shot on December 12 in Dhaka’s Bijoynagar area and later died on December 18 in Singapore after being transferred for treatment.