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Earlier in the day, Inqilab Moncho Member Secretary Abdullah Al Jaber filed the petition, rejecting the investigation report submitted by the Detective Branch of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police.

In the petition, the complainant said the charge sheet omitted the main planners of the killing and showed negligence in collecting witness testimony and evidence. He also alleged that the investigator failed to properly use modern investigative methods and technology.

On December 12 last year, July frontliner Hadi, an independent aspirant for Dhaka-8, was shot in Dhaka’s Paltan area. He died on December 18 while undergoing treatment in Singapore.

Abdullah Al Jaber filed an attempted murder case on December 14 with Paltan Model Police Station against Faisal Karim Masud and several unnamed individuals. The case was later converted into a murder case.

On January 6, Investigation Officer Faisal Ahmed, a DB inspector, submitted a charge sheet before the court, naming prime accused Faisal, four of his family members and 12 others.

Meanwhile, at a press conference at Madhur Canteen of Dhaka University yesterday, Inqilab Moncho announced protest marches and brief rallies across the country after Juma prayers today, demanding justice for Hadi’s killing.

Addressing the press conference, Jaber urged people to organise protest marches and short rallies in every district, upazila and divisional city, as well as at the union and village levels across the country.

The platform has been staging protests, blockades and rallies since December 26 last year, demanding justice. He also warned that the organisation will lay siege to the national parliament if the government fails to ensure a speedy trial.

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First, BMEAC developed a self-assessment report template for all medical colleges, based on standards set by the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) and relevant local legislation.

After a medical college submits its self-assessment report, a technical committee of the council reviews it. If the committee gives clearance, a team then physically visits the college.

Once the site-visit team submits its report, the council makes a final decision on accreditation assessing 11 criteria based on which the institutions will be judged, he said.

Regarding the two colleges, Prof Humayun said BMEAC shared their documents with the WFME for validation, and a WFME team visited Dhaka Medical College for a first-hand assessment.

He said the two colleges will be required to submit annual reports to BMEAC and renew their accreditation before the expiry of the five-year tenure.

Six more public and private medical colleges have submitted their self-assessment reports, and the council is taking the next steps, he said.

He also said BMEAC has received a positive response from the WFME regarding accreditation of the council itself and hopes the approval process will be completed soon.

Once BMEAC is accredited by the WFME, medical colleges accredited by it will be considered WFME-accredited, he added.

Contacted, Prof Rubina Yasmin, additional director general (medical education) of the Directorate General of Medical Education, said students from accredited medical colleges will benefit in terms of higher studies and job opportunities abroad.

She added that accreditation would also attract more foreign students to study medical education in Bangladesh.

According to the 2025–26 admission circular, there are 5,100 seats in 37 government medical colleges and 6,001 seats in 66 private medical colleges.