Sikder was shot in a house in the Sonadanga area while organizing a rally for workers of his political organization.

This incident occurred four days after the death, under similar circumstances, of Osman Hadi, who led the overthrow of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August 2024 and was a candidate in the February 2026 elections.

On December 12, Hadi was shot by masked assailants as he left a mosque in the Bangladeshi capital and was airlifted to a hospital in Singapore for treatment, where he died on Thursday night, according to local media.

Upon hearing the news, thousands of people took to the streets of Dhaka and other cities to demand the arrest of the killers and set fire to several buildings, including those housing the country’s two main media companies, The Daily Star and Prothom Alo, with staff trapped inside.

The protesters vowed to continue their movement and demanded swift justice and accountability for the attack, for which the perpetrators remain unknown.

It was also reported that a member of the Awami League, the party of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, which is banned by the transitional government, died the previous day while being transferred in police custody, according to prison authorities.

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