BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas visited Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Friday, December 12, to see Dhaka-8 constituency's independent candidate Sharif Osman Hadi.
Abbas, who is also contesting the national elections from the seat, entered the hospital’s emergency department around 4:00 pm.
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Hadi, spokesperson of Inqilab Moncho, was shot by unidentified gunmen in the capital's Bijoynagar area this afternoon. He was rushed to DMCH at 2:35 pm after being rescued.
DMCH police camp in-charge Md Faruk said that Hadi was brought to the hospital shortly after 2:30 pm with a gunshot wound below his left ear.
His condition is reported to be critical, he added.
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