Dhaka University Central Students’ Union Vice President Sadik Kayem said the struggle for an equitable and discrimination-free Bangladesh would continue, in a message for “Barudmakha Kothamala,” a collection of speeches by Shaheed Sharif Osman Bin Hadi. Kayem said Hadi had taught people how to fight for justice, oppose domination and aggression, and stand against mafia rule to establish justice-based governance.

The collection was edited by DUCSU literature and cultural affairs secretary Musaddik Ali Ibn Mohammad. Kayem said those who killed Osman Hadi had believed that killing him would permanently halt young people’s struggle against hegemonic forces and their domestic fascist allies. He said that expectation would not be fulfilled.

Kayem said the movement would continue until a justice-based Bangladesh able to stand tall in the world is established. Calling Osman Bin Hadi a beacon of inspiration for the country’s people, he said Hadi’s ideals and thoughts had spread across Bangladesh’s 56,000 square miles and would endure among future generations through his work. He thanked those involved in publishing the book and prayed for Hadi’s forgiveness and the collection’s success.