Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) leaders have given the government 24 hours to arrest the attackers of Sharif Osman bin Hadi.

The convenor of Inquilab Mancha and a potential independent candidate for Dhaka-8 remains in critical condition after being shot.

The leaders threatened to launch a movement if authorities failed to meet their deadline.

The demand from DUCSU came from a rally held following a procession that paraded down Dhaka University streets around 6pm.

"Hadi's struggle is our struggle. Today Hadi has been shot, but this will not end the fight he has been leading," said Mohiuddin Khan, assistant general secretary, DUCSU.

"We are giving the interim government 24 hours to arrest those who ca...