Police identify motorcycle used in Hadi attack; owner detained

Police have identified the motorcycle used in the attack on Sharif Osman Hadi, convener of Inqilab Mancha and a prospective independent candidate for Dhaka-8, and detained its owner, Abdul Hannan, from Mohammadpur.

Police confirmed the development in a text message sent to Daily Sun on Sunday morning.

Meanwhile, digital investigative news outlet The Descent claimed it has identified the motorcycle rider who allegedly transported the prime suspect, Faisal Karim Masud, during the shooting.

According to the outlet, the rider is Alamgir Hossain, whose Facebook profile name is Mohammad Alamgir Sheikh. The Descent reported that Alamgir frequently used the geotag “Sunibir Housing” in Adabar, Mohammadpur, in his social media posts.

The outlet further said that a comparative analysis of photographs from Alamgir’s Facebook profile and images taken during Hadi’s campaign activities on 5 and 12 December helped confirm his identity. It also claimed that Alamgir was present at Hadi’s election campaign near the Shilpakala Academy on 5 December.

Separately, investigative journalist Zulkarnain Saer alleged that prime suspect Faisal Karim Masud and his associate, motorcycle rider Alamgir Hossain, crossed the border into India on the evening of 12 December.

He further alleged that the two were being assisted in India by Md Masudur Rahman Biplob, personal assistant to Awami League leader Jahangir Kabir Nanak, and are currently staying there under his supervision.

Police authorities have not yet officially commented on these claims, and investigations into the attack on Sharif Osman Hadi are ongoing.