Abu Hakim Nayeem, 24, who was killed with eight other militants during Kallyanpur drive, had been in Libya, says Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crimes (CTTC) unit chief Monirul Islam.
He could not, however, confirm whether Nayeem was trained by international militant organisation during his stay abroad.
“Nayeem was in Libya between 2009 and 2011. We are looking into whether he had maintained contact with any international militant organisation,” said the CTTC chief.
Police were also trying to collect information about Nayeem’s jobs, his companions and meeting places in Patuakhali, Monirul Islam told the Bangla Tribune, sistern concern of the Dhaka Tribune, adding that Nayeem had been staying in Kolapara upazila of Patuakhali district since 2013 and used to run militant activities from there.
Meanwhile, on returning from Libya in 2011, Nayeem had started a madrasa in his locality in Jahuail village under Gopalpur upazila of Tangail district. But locals had forced him to leave the area due to ‘misleading’ lessons he used to give in his institution.
Police are also trying to find out if the eight other militants killed in the July 26 raid in Kallyanpur had made such foreign visits, Monirul Islam told the Bangla Tribune.
On July 26, nine militants were killed in a joint operation -- Operation Storm 26 -- in Kallyanpur. Five of them had been claimed by police to be members of suicide squad of the banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).