Hadi, 32, was a prominent leader of Bangladesh's 2024 student-led uprising. He acted as a spokesperson for Inquilab Mancha, or Platform for Revolution, and was planning to stand as a member of parliament for the Dhaka-8 constituency in the Bijoynagar area of the city in the upcoming elections, expected in February 2026. Hadi was also an outspoken critic of India, where Bangladesh's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled following the uprising last year, and its influence on domestic politics in Bangladesh.
Protesters say the July National Charter, named after the national uprising that started last July, doesn't address their concerns. Police have fired tear gas and used grenades and batons to disperse protesters gathered outside Bangladesh's national Parliament complex to express dissatisfaction with the interim government's new political charter. The charter was drafted more than a year after Gen Z demonstrations that led to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's removal.