Police’s counter terrorism unit chief Monirul Islam on Tuesday said the detectives have identified seven to eight more suspects other than Tamim and Marzan over the 1 July Gulshan restaurant attack.
“Their organisational identities have also been found although their details are not known as yet. Information has it that they played various roles in the Gulshan attack. All of them are staying inside the country. The police, however, have not got specific information about their whereabouts,” the police officer told a media briefing at the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) media centre in the capital.
The counter terrorism chief also said the police are yet to trace Marzan who has been suspected to be one of the masterminds of the attack.
In reply to a question over arrests of Bangladesh-origin Canadian Tamim Chowdhury and sacked army major Syed Mohammad Ziaul Haque, who have also been suspected as masterminds of the terrorist attack, Monirul said he knew nothing about whereabouts of them.
Former teacher of North South University Hasnat Reza Karim, a survivor of the attack who remained reportedly missing after he was rescued by joint forces, has been shown arrested in connection with the Gulshan attack. Hasnat are being quizzed in the custody.
“Hasnat Karim’s involvement was suspected after scrutinising his past activities, his involvement with militant organisation, his presence in the place of occurrence, and some pictures,” said Monirul when he was asked how the police reach a conclusion about his involvement in the terrorist attack.
“We have not yet been confirmed about Tahmid Khan’s involvement in the attack. He is now in police remand for the second time,” he added.
Source: Prothom-Alo
