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<p>In Bangladesh’s turbulent politics, assassination transcends violence, becoming discourse that reshapes death into ideology, emotion, and identity. Using a three-dimensional model, this study examines how the killing of Osman Hadi was represented in news media. Findings reveal that media played a dual role, as both a mirror and motor of political life, reflecting existing power relations while simultaneously constructing new ones. Through symbolic language, selective sourcing, and repetition, the newspaper turned Hadi from a political figure into a national symbol and a site of ideological contest. At the socio-cultural level, the discourse reflects ongoing struggle between media freedom, state influence, and public emotion in Bangladesh. Emphatically, this outlet practices discursive omission by relying on police accounts and not probing political beneficiaries, a silence that has reinforced its contested reputation in Bangladeshi public discourse. Ultimately, this study demonstrates that understanding political violence in Bangladesh requires understanding the language that narrates it.</p>

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Assassination as Discourse Event: The Representation of Osman Hadi in a Bangladeshi National Newspaper

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    2026年7月29日

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  • Hasan Shaikh,
  • Dr. Farhana Yeasmin

摘要

In Bangladesh’s turbulent politics, assassination transcends violence, becoming discourse that reshapes death into ideology, emotion, and identity. Using a three-dimensional model, this study examines how the killing of Osman Hadi was represented in news media. Findings reveal that media played a dual role, as both a mirror and motor of political life, reflecting existing power relations while simultaneously constructing new ones. Through symbolic language, selective sourcing, and repetition, the newspaper turned Hadi from a political figure into a national symbol and a site of ideological contest. At the socio-cultural level, the discourse reflects ongoing struggle between media freedom, state influence, and public emotion in Bangladesh. Emphatically, this outlet practices discursive omission by relying on police accounts and not probing political beneficiaries, a silence that has reinforced its contested reputation in Bangladeshi public discourse. Ultimately, this study demonstrates that understanding political violence in Bangladesh requires understanding the language that narrates it.