DHAKA, Dec 15, 2025 (BSS) - Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested a close aide of prime accussed Faisal Karim Masud in connection with the broad daylight assassination attempt on Inquilab Mancha spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi in the city's Paltan area.

The arrestee is Md Kabir, said a RAB press release issued tonight.

Earlier, RAB detained Masud's wife Samia, his friend Monika and his brother-in-law Shipu in connection with the shooting of Hadi.

Sharif Osman Hadi, also an aspiring candidate for the Dhaka-8 constituency, was shot on Friday.

Hadi was taken to Singapore for advanced medical treatment by an air ambulance that departed from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) here at 01:55pm on Monday.