Murad, the militant who was killed during the police drive at Rupnagar in Dhaka’s Mirpur area on Saturday, was the son of a former police inspector in Comilla, according to local sources. Murad, whose real name was Mohammad Zahidul Islam according to his national identity card, was the eldest among three children of former police inspector Mohammad Nurul Islam and his wife Jamila Islam. Originally from Sylhet’s Fenchuganj upazila, Nurul Islam moved to Comilla in 1985 and built a three-storey building named Dream House in Chandpur area under Panchthubi union in Comilla Sadar upazila, according to locals. The family lives on the first floor of the three-storey building; the ground and second floors have been rented out. Sub-Inspector Shahin of Comilla Kotwali Model police station said: “I visited the house following the instruction from our superiors.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 04, 2016 15:56 UTC