Who is Motaleb Sikder? Bangladesh student leader shot at days after Osman Hadi’s killing
Who is Motaleb Sikder?: The development comes as protests erupted across Bangladesh after the killing of Hadi, who was a key figure in student-led protests in the country last year which ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from power.
Who is Motaleb Sikder?: Motaleb Sikder, who was critically injured after being shot in the head on Monday, is National Citizen Party’s divisional chief in Khulna. (Photo: National Citizen Party/ FB)
Bangladesh student leader shot: A student leader of Bangladesh’s National Citizen Party (NCP), Motaleb Sikder, was shot at by miscreants and injured in Khulna on Monday, days after the country was thrown into violent protests over the death of a young leader Sharif Osman Hadi. Sikder, who is known as one of the key members of the NCP, was shot at in his head near his house in Khulna city.
The development comes as protests erupted across Bangladesh after the killing of Hadi, who was a key figure in student-led protests in the country last year that ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from power. Hasina fled to New Delhi amid massive protests. Hadi died in a hospital in Singapore last week after being shot on December 12 in Dhaka.
Following the death of Hadi, protests spiralled in Bangladesh and several buildings were set ablaze and vandalised by crowds, including those of leading media houses Prothom Alo and The Daily Star. The shooting took place in the port city of Chattogram during a rally of the Bangladesh National Party (BNP) which was attended by hundreds.
Security forces stand guard at the entrance of nation’s Parliament complex as people arrive to perform funeral prayers for leading Bangladeshi activist Sharif Osman Hadi, who died from gunshot wounds sustained in an attack earlier this month, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (AP Photo)
Who is Motaleb Sikder?
Motaleb Sikder, who was critically injured after being shot at in the head on Monday, is National Citizen Party’s divisional chief in Khulna. The 42-year-old student leader is a resident of Sheikhpara Palli in Sonadanga and works as a central organiser of NCP Sramik Shakti.
According to Sonadanga Model Police Station officer-in-charge Rafikul Islam, “Miscreants opened fire targeting his head around 11:45 am (10:45am PKT) near Gazi Medical College Hospital in the city. He was rushed to Khulna Medical College Hospital in critical condition,” The Daily Star reported.
The report, quoting doctors, stated that Sikdar was “out of danger” as the bullet entered through one side of his ear, pierced it and exited through the other side. Prothom Alo reported that Sikder was involved in the preparation for an upcoming divisional labour rally of National Citizen Party.
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Who is Motaleb Sikder?: Motaleb Sikder, who was critically injured after being shot in the head on Monday, is National Citizen Party’s divisional chief in Khulna. (Photo: National Citizen Party/ FB) 
