Slain radical youth leader’s brother appointed to B’desh mission in UK

Key Highlights

• After his death, mobs in Dhaka staged mayhem, setting alight the offices of prominent newspapers and progressive cultural groups.
• Bangladesh also witnessed a wave of attacks targeting the minority Hindu community.
• Omar Bin Hadi, the elder brother of Osman, has been appointed second secretary at the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Birmingham, the UK, on a contractual basis, the Daily Star newspaper reported.
• His appointment will be effective for three years from the date of joining, the paper reported, citing a notification issued by the Contracts and Foreign Appointment Wing of the Ministry of Public Administration.
• “The appointment was given on the condition that he must sever all professional ties with any other occupation, business, or government, semi-government, or private organisation.