Overview
- President Mohammed Shahabuddin accepted the resignation on December 24 via a gazette notification signed by Cabinet Secretary Sheikh Abdur Rashid.
- Chowdhury served as Special Assistant for Home Affairs to Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and is a former inspector general of police appointed in November 2024.
- Inqilab Moncho issued an ultimatum seeking public updates on arrests in the Hadi case and warned that senior home officials should step down if no progress was reported.
- Hadi was shot on December 12 in Dhaka by two motorcycle-borne assailants, treated locally, then flown to Singapore where he later died.
- His death triggered protests and arson attacks on the offices of the Daily Star and Prothom Alo as well as cultural groups, escalating law-and-order concerns ahead of the February 12, 2026 election.